The Romanovs

The Final Chapter

Robert K. Massie

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Head of Zeus
01 March 2023

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: royalty; History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Russian Revolution

The compelling quest to solve a great mystery of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family.

In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. Were these the bones of the Romanovs? If so, why were the bones of the two younger Romanovs missing? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia?

This book unearths the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colourful panorama of contemporary characters, illuminating the major scientific dispute between Russian experts and a team of Americans, whose findings – along with those of DNA scientists from Russia, America, and the UK – all contributed to solving one of history's most intriguing mysteries.

By: Robert K. Massie
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Reissue
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781804543894
ISBN 10: 1804543896
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Peter the Great: His Life and World (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography), Catherine the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War and Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea.

Reviews for The Romanovs: The Final Chapter

Riveting... Unfolds like a detective story * Los Angeles Times * Masterful * Washington Post * An admirable scientific thriller * New York Times * Compelling... A fascinating account * Chicago Tribune * A masterpiece of investigative reporting * San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle * As gripping as a well-wrought murder mystery -- Joseph Finder