The Romanovs The Final Chapter, Robert K. Massie
The Romanovs The Final Chapter, Robert K. Massie
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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter

Author: Robert K. Massie

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Unabridged: 10 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2011


Synopsis

A “masterful” (The Washington Post Book World) account of the quest to solve one of the great mysteries in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Catherine the Great

“Riveting . . . unfolds like a detective story.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains, where were the bones of the two younger Romanovs supposedly murdered with the rest of the family? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated for more than sixty years in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia?

The Romanovs provides the answers, describing in suspenseful detail the dramatic efforts to discover the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colorful 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 Great Britain, all contributed to solving one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century.

About Robert K. Massie

Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1929. He studied American history at Yale University and modern European history at Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes scholar. Peter the Great won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1981.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alice on November 10, 2017

Very, very good, although I must say, having read Nicholas and Alexandra previously was of immense help and is probably the best way to go about reading this.......more

Goodreads review by Micah on June 08, 2022

49th book of 2022 The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert Massie focuses on the forensic work that was done in the late 20th century to locate the remaining bodies of the Romanov family, and to be able to finally have a clearer picture of what took place in the final days of the Imperial family. I......more

Goodreads review by Infosifter on October 19, 2020

Everyone loves a good romantic story where a hero escapes the ravages of fate. Maybe this is why some people cling to the idea that one of the Romanoff daughters survived the family's execution with a fervor normally reserved for religious conversion. There have been many imposters and conspiracy th......more


Quotes

“An admirable scientific thriller.”The New York Times Book Review
 
“Compelling . . . a fascinating account.”Chicago Tribune
 
“A masterpiece of investigative reporting.”San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle