| Edition |
First St. Martin's Griffin edition |
| Descript |
xvi, 254 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Note |
A comprehensive history of the final days of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife, and their children, who were murdered by a group of assassins in July 1918 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Content |
Introduction: The Red Urals -- Behind the palisade -- "The dark gentleman" -- The man with a cigarette -- The woman in a wheelchair -- Girls in white dresses -- The boy in the sailor suit -- The good doctor -- "Our poor Russia" -- "Everything is the same" -- "What is to be done with Nicholas?" -- "Absolutely no news from outside" -- "Something has happened to them in there" -- "Ordinary people like us" -- The house of special purpose -- "The will of the revolution" -- "The world will never know what we did to them" -- Epilogue: the scent of lilies |
| Subject |
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918.
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1894-1917
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Assassination.
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Emperors.
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Families.
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Russia.
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Biographies.
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History.
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| Classmark |
947.08
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9780312603472 |
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0312603479 |
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