The Last Days of the Romanovs (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Opie, Eugene Lindsay

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440061122 ISBN 13 : 9781440061127

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

The Last Days of the Romanovs offers a careful, source-based view of Russia’s final imperial tragedy. This nonfiction work gathers eye-witness depositions and investigative reporting to recount the fate of Nicholas II, Alexandra, and their family. It frames the events from the abdication through the prisoners’ Ipatiev House confinement, using published and translated material to present a clear, documentary account.

The book invites readers to weigh the evidence behind the story of the Imperial Family, the roles of key figures, and the circumstances of their captivity and death. It also provides context about the chaotic years that followed the revolution and the broader impact on Russia and Europe.

• Eyewitness depositions and contemporary accounts underpin the narrative.


• A chronological look at leadership decisions, captivity, and the events around Ekaterinburg.


• Insights into how investigators gathered and presented evidence in a volatile period.


• Clarification of common questions about loyalties, motives, and the aftermath.

Ideal for readers of history and readers seeking a documented view of this pivotal era in Russia.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

DEPOSITIONS OF EYE-WITNESSES I EXAMINATION OF M. GIIXIARD [M. Gilliard was attacked to the imperial household in the capacity of French tutor to the grand duchesses and the czarevitch. He was with the family at Czarskoe-Selo at the outbreak of the revolution, and like most of the other members of the households he elected to remain under arrest. M. Gilliard especially mentions the emperor's love for his country and his bitterness of heart after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and he insists that the attitude of the emperor and the empress towards Germany was one of hatred and contempt. M. Gilliard's deposition is important inasmuch as it in' eludes a conversation which he had with Tchemodouroff in the latter part of August, 1918. Tchemodouroff then believed that the imperial family had not been murdered, but had been removed to an unknown destination. M. Gilliard did not, however, place muck reliance in this statement. He describes his visit to Ipatieff's house and relates a curio

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; PART I: Transcript or the Depositions of Eye-Witnesses of the Crime, Taken from the Archives by M George Gustav Telberg, Minister of Justice at Omsk; CHAPTER I Examination of M Gilliard PAGE; II Examination of Mr Gibbes 38; III Examination of Colonel Kobylinsky 61; IV Examination of Philip Proskouriakoff 139; V Examination of Anatolie Iakimoff 160; VI Examination of Pavel Medvedeff I9S; VII Receipt of Beloborodoff for the Arrested Imperial Family 206; PART II: The Narrative of Mr Robert Wilton, Special Correspondent of The Times (London),Based Upon the Original Dossier of the Investigating Magistrate, Nicholas Alexeievich Sokolov; CHAPTER PAGE; I Prologue an; II The Stage and the Actors 222; III No Escape: Alexandra Misjudged 232; IV Razputin the Peasant 243; V Captives in a Palace 253; contents; CHAPTER PAGE; VI Exile in Siberia 263; VII The Last Prison 276; VIII Planning the Crime 291; IX Calvary- 303; X "

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440061122
• ISBN 13: 9781440061127
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 430
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible