Title:
The Romanov sisters : the lost lives of the daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra / Helen Rappaport.
ISBN:
9781250020208
9781250067456
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
xviii, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
General Note:
Some copies include reading group guide.
Contents:
The room of the first and last door -- Mother love -- La petite duchesse -- My God! "what a disappointment! ... a fourth girl! -- The hope of Russia -- The Big Pair and The Little Pair -- The Shtandart -- Our friend -- Royal cousins -- In St Petersburg we work, but at Livadia we live -- Cupid by the thrones -- The Little One will not die -- Lord send happiness to him, my beloved one -- God save the Tsar! -- Sisters of mercy -- We cannot drop our work in the hospitals -- The outside life -- Terrible things are going on in St Petersburg -- Good-bye. Don't forget me -- On Freedom Street -- Thank God we are still in Russia and all together -- They knew it was the end when I was with them -- Prisoners of the Ural Regional Soviet -- Victims of repression.
Summary:
The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia Romanov, were admired for their dispositions, looks, the clothes they wore, and their privileged lifestyle. With many diaries and letters from the grand duchesses to their friends and family, they were intelligent, sensitive, and perceptive witnesses to the turmoil within their family and the ominous approach of the Russian Revolution, the nightmare that would sweep their world away, and them along with it.
OCLC Number:
ocn857982335
Availability:
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