Short Synopsis
Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about the Romanovs.

Full Synopsis
Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about the Romanovs.

The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July sixteenth to seventeenth, 1918 has long been a defining moment in world history. The Last Days of the Romanovs reveals in exceptional detail how the conspiracy to kill them unfolded.

In the vivid style of a TV documentary, Helen Rappaport reveals both the atmosphere inside the family's claustrophobic prison and the political maneuverings of those who wished to save—or destroy—them. With the watching world and European monarchies proving incapable of saving the Romanovs, the narrative brings this tragic story to life in a compellingly new and dramatic way, culminating in a bloody night of horror in a cramped basement room.

"An absorbing, lucid and authoritative work." ---Publishers Weekly

"British historian Rappaport combines detailed scholarship with an engaging narrative style. . . . Solid political and social history, related with the vigor of a true-crime thriller." ---Kirkus

"Poignant but never maudlin, this book is an absorbing read." ---Library Journal

"An emotionally powerful work of history." ---Booklist

"Beautifully researched and written, Helen Rappaport's newest book is notable not only for its balanced view of Russia's last imperial family, but its realistic portrayal of a close-knit family in distress.” ---Robert Alexander, bestselling author of The Romanov Bride