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The Lost Fortune of the Tsars

Author : William Clarke
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312303938
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Fortune of the Tsars written by William Clarke and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its peak before the first world war, the fortune of the Romanovs of Russia has been calculated at over 45 billion dollars. It included fabulous state jewels, exquisite Faberge eggs, the palaces in and around St. Petersburg and the Crimea, the royal yachts and trains, and millions in Tsarist bank accounts in London, New York, and elsewhere. Since the secret murders of Nicholas and Alexandra and their family in 1918, and the subsequent, and controversial, discovery of their remains, the mystery persists: What happened to all that wealth? Questions surrounding the lost fortune are inevitably tied up with the issue of just who was killed that terrible summer's night in 1918 at Ekaterinburg. William Clarke goes to the heart of the Romanov story, to the Central State Archives in Russia, which for three-quarters of a century had been filed away in secrecy, and is only now open to investigation. The result of over twenty years of research, Clarke's quest reveals the truth behind claims to the Tsarist fortune made by the likes of Anna Anderson and Michel Goleniewski, and sheds new light on this most intriguing of historical mysteries.

The Lost Fortune of the Tsars

Author : William Malpas Clarke
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780297814344
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Fortune of the Tsars written by William Malpas Clarke and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Romanoff Gold

Author : William Malpas Clarke
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750944991
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Romanoff Gold written by William Malpas Clarke and published by History Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romanoff Gold

Romanoff Gold

Author : William Malpas Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Romanoff Gold written by William Malpas Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lost Fortune of Tsars

Author : William Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780752800523
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Lost Fortune of Tsars written by William Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Secret Lives of the Tsars

Author : Michael Farquhar
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812979052
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Secret Lives of the Tsars written by Michael Farquhar and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Michael Farquhar doesn’t write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin’s smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer it.”—Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnist Scandal! Intrigue! Cossacks! Here the world’s most engaging royal historian chronicles the world’s most fascinating imperial dynasty: the Romanovs, whose three-hundred-year reign was remarkable for its shocking violence, spectacular excess, and unimaginable venality. In this incredibly entertaining history, Michael Farquhar collects the best, most captivating true tales of Romanov iniquity. We meet Catherine the Great, with her endless parade of virile young lovers (none of them of the equine variety); her unhinged son, Paul I, who ordered the bones of one of his mother’s paramours dug out of its grave and tossed into a gorge; and Grigori Rasputin, the “Mad Monk,” whose mesmeric domination of the last of the Romanov tsars helped lead to the monarchy’s undoing. From Peter the Great’s penchant for personally beheading his recalcitrant subjects (he kept the severed head of one of his mistresses pickled in alcohol) to Nicholas and Alexandra’s brutal demise at the hands of the Bolsheviks, Secret Lives of the Tsars captures all the splendor and infamy that was Imperial Russia. Praise for Secret Lives of the Tsars “An accessible, exciting narrative . . . Highly recommended for generalists interested in Russian history and those who enjoy the seamier side of past lives.”—Library Journal (starred review) “An excellent condensed version of Russian history . . . a fine tale of history and scandal . . . sure to please general readers and monarchy buffs alike.”—Publishers Weekly “Tales from the nasty lives of global royalty . . . an easy-reading, lightweight history lesson.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers of this book may get a sense of why Russians are so tolerant of tyrants like Stalin and Putin. Given their history, it probably seems normal.”—The Washington Post

The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas II

Author : Wendy Slater
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134283334
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas II written by Wendy Slater and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Nicholas II, Russia’s last Tsar, meet his death? Shot point blank in a bungled execution by radical Bolsheviks in the Urals, Nicholas and his family disappeared from history in the Soviet era. But in the 1970s, a local geologist and a crime fiction writer discovered the location of their clandestine mass grave, and secretly removed three skulls, before reburying them, afraid of the consequences of their find. Yet the history of Nicholas’ execution and the discovery of his remains are not the only stories connected with the death of the last Tsar. This book recounts the horrific details of his death and the thrilling discovery of the bones, and also investigates the alternative narratives that have grown up around these events. Stories include the contention that the Tsar’s killing was a Jewish plot, in which Nicholas’ severed head was taken to Moscow as proof of his death; tales of would-be survivors of the execution, self-confessed children of the Tsar claiming their true identity; and accounts of miracles performed by Nicholas, who was made a saint by the Russian church in 2000. Not least among these alternative narratives is the romanticization of the Romanovs, epitomized by the numerous photographs of the family released from the Russian archives.

The Spy Who Would Be Tsar

Author : Kevin Coogan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000399877
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Spy Who Would Be Tsar written by Kevin Coogan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michal Goleniewski was one of the Cold War’s most important spies but has been overlooked in the vast literature on the intelligence battles between the Western Powers and the Soviet Bloc. Renowned investigative journalist Kevin Coogan reveals Goleniewski's extraordinary story for the first time in this biography. Goleniewski rose to be a senior officer in the Polish intelligence service, a position which gave him access to both Polish and Russian secrets. Disillusioned with the Soviet Bloc, he made contact with the CIA, sending them letters containing significant intelligence. He then decided to defect and fled to America in 1961 via an elaborate escape plan in Berlin. His revelations led to the exposure of several important Soviet spies in the West including the Portland spy ring in the UK, the MI6 traitor George Blake, and a spy high up in the West German intelligence service. Despite these hugely important contributions to the Cold War, Goleniewski would later be abandoned by the CIA after he made the outrageous claim that he was actually Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia – the last remaining member of the Romanov Russian royal family and therefore entitled to the lost treasures of the Tsar. Goleniewski's increasingly fantastical claims led to him becoming embroiled in a bizarre demi-monde of Russian exiles, anti-communist fanatics, right-wing extremists and chivalric orders with deep historical roots in America's racist and antisemitic underground. This fascinating and revelatory biography will be of interest to students and researchers of the Cold War, intelligence history and right-wing extremism as well as general readers with an interest in these intriguing subjects.

A Romanov Fantasy

Author : Frances Welch
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393065770
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book A Romanov Fantasy written by Frances Welch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welchs biography of Anna Anderson, the mysterious woman who claimed to be the lone survivor of the Russian imperial family, is a tragic comedy in the best Russian tradition--a compelling, eerie, and frequently hilarious study of discipleship, snobbery, and life after death. Illustrated.

The Lost Romanov Icon and the Enigma of Anastasia

Author : Carlos Mundy
Publisher : Thames River Press
ISBN 13 : 0857282018
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Romanov Icon and the Enigma of Anastasia written by Carlos Mundy and published by Thames River Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired MI6 agent Rodney Mundy goes on a dangerous mission to find a lost holy icon which, if discovered, could be the key to solving one of the bloodiest and most enigmatic episodes of history - the disappearance of the Romanovs and the fate of Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last tsar Nicholas II. During his mission Rodney discovers not only the truth about Anastasia, but also that the Vatican was involved in the rescue operation of the Imperial Family in 1918. The truth about their survival has been suppressed from the public. www.thelostromanovicon.com. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-lost-Romanov-Icon-and-the-Enigma-of-Anastasia/200394259973743

Nicholas II

Author : Marc Ferro
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195093828
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Nicholas II written by Marc Ferro and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A figure surrounded by myth and speculation, at the center of one of history's most cataclysmic events--the Russian Revolution--Nicholas II remains haunting and enigmatic. Now one of France's most eminent historians presents a biography that goes beyond the lies and half-lies surrounding Nicholas's reign to provide an evocative portrait of this most mysterious ruler. Illustrations.

The Court of the Last Tsar

Author : Greg King
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470324996
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Court of the Last Tsar written by Greg King and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the most magnificent court in Europe—a world of fairy-tale opulence, ornate architecture, sophisticated fashion, extravagant luxury, and immense power. In the last Russian imperial court, a potent underlying mythology drove its participants to enact the pageantry of medieval, Orthodox Russia—infused with the sensibilities of Versailles—against a backdrop of fading Edwardian splendor, providing a spectacle of archaic ceremonies carefully orchestrated as a lavish stage upon which Nicholas II played out his tumultuous reign. While a massive body of literature has been devoted to the last of the Romanovs, The Court of the Last Tsar is the first book to examine the people, mysteries, traditions, scandals, rivalries, rituals, and riches that were part of everyday life in the last two decades of the Romanov dynasty. It is as difficult for the twenty-first-century mind to imagine the pomp and splendor that accompanied the tsar and his family everywhere they went as it was for the simple Russian peasant toiling a thousand miles from St. Petersburg. This stunningly illustrated volume removes the mystery with more than a hundred black-and-white photos; floor plans of the tsar’s Winter Palace, the Alexander Palace, and the Grand Kremlin Palace; a map of St. Petersburg; and plans of the imperial parks at Tsarskoye Selo and Peterhof. This eye-popping tour of hedonistic imperial Russia on the edge of oblivion draws on hundreds of previously unpublished primary sources, including memoirs, personal letters, diary entries, and official documents collected during author Greg King’s fifteen years of research in Russia and elsewhere in Europe. It invites you to experience dozens of extravagant ceremonies and entertainments attended only by members of the court; exposes the numerous sexual intrigues of the imperial family, including rape, incest, and brazen affairs; and introduces many of the more than fifteen thousand individuals who made the imperial court a society unto itself. Chief among these, of course, was Tsar Nicholas II. He ruled an empire that stretched over one-sixth of the earth’s land surface but lacked, according to one courtier, both his father’s inspiring presence and his mother’s vibrant charm. His wife, Alexandra, was a strong and passionate woman who “never developed the social skills necessary to her rank.” Their wedding and the tsar’s coronation are two of the most spectacular ceremonies described in this lavish volume. Vetted with care by the last remaining members of the Russian imperial court, The Court of the Last Tsar brings the people, places, and events of this doomed but unforgettable wonderland to vivid and sparkling life.

The Last Days of the Romanovs

Author : Helen Rappaport
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429991283
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Last Days of the Romanovs written by Helen Rappaport and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Her second book The Romanov Sisters, offering a never-before-seen glimpse at the lives of the Tsar's beautiful daughters and a celebration of their unique stories, will be published in 2014. The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July 16–17, 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.

The Race to Save the Romanovs

Author : Helen Rappaport
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125015121X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Race to Save the Romanovs written by Helen Rappaport and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this international bestseller investigating the murder of the Russian Imperial Family, Helen Rappaport embarks on a quest to uncover the various plots and plans to save them, why they failed, and who was responsible. The murder of the Romanov family in July 1918 horrified the world, and its aftershocks still reverberate today. In Putin's autocratic Russia, the Revolution itself is considered a crime, and its anniversary was largely ignored. In stark contrast, the centenary of the massacre of the Imperial Family was commemorated in 2018 by a huge ceremony attended by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. While the murders themselves have received major attention, what has never been investigated in detail are the various plots and plans behind the scenes to save the family—on the part of their royal relatives, other governments, and Russian monarchists loyal to the Tsar. Rappaport refutes the claim that the fault lies entirely with King George V, as has been the traditional view for the last century. The responsibility for failing the Romanovs must be equally shared. The question of asylum for the Tsar and his family was an extremely complicated issue that presented enormous political, logistical and geographical challenges at a time when Europe was still at war. Like a modern day detective, Helen Rappaport draws on new and never-before-seen sources from archives in the US, Russia, Spain and the UK, creating a powerful account of near misses and close calls with a heartbreaking conclusion. With its up-to-the-minute research, The Race to Save the Romanovs is sure to replace outdated classics as the final word on the fate of the Romanovs.

Seven Myths of the Russian Revolution

Author : Jonathan Daly
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1647921066
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book Seven Myths of the Russian Revolution written by Jonathan Daly and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This fascinating volume is a major contribution to our understanding of the Russian Revolution, from World War I to consolidation of the Bolshevik regime. The seven myths include the exaggeration of Rasputin's influence; a purported conspiracy behind the February Revolution; the treasonous Bolshevik dependence on German support; the multiple Anastasia pretenders to the royal inheritance; the antisemitic claims about 'Judeo-Bolsheviks'; distortions about America’s intervention in the civil war; and the 'inevitability' of Bolshevism. In each case the authors analyze the facts, uncover the origins of the myth, and trace its later perseverance (even in contemporary Russia). To assist readers, the volume includes three reference guides (people, terms, dates), nine maps, and twenty-nine illustrations. The result is immensely valuable for undergraduate courses in Russian history." —Gregory L. Freeze, Raymond Ginger Professor of History, Brandeis University

To Free the Romanovs

Author : Coryne Hall
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445681986
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book To Free the Romanovs written by Coryne Hall and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The murders but also the exciting escapes of the wider Romanov family - the Tsar’s mother, siblings and cousins. Did George V let his cousin the Tsar and his family die?

The Flight Of The Romanovs

Author : John Curtis Perry
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786724862
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book The Flight Of The Romanovs written by John Curtis Perry and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A saga of love and lust, personal tensions and rivalries, antagonisms and hatreds, The Flight of the Romanovs describes the last century of the Russian imperial dynasty, the Romanovs, from the youth of the future tsar Alexander III in the 1860s until the death in 1960 of his daughter, Olga Alexandrovna, the last grand duchess. John Curtis Perry and Constantine V. Pleshakov use a wealth of previously untapped sources, including unpublished diaries of many of the principal characters, interviews with people who knew them well, and never before published photographs to create a history of a family and a time. Along the way we learn of the relationships between Alexander III and his children, the conspiracy against Rasputin, Duke Dimitrie's affair with Coco Chanel, the hostile behavior of the House of Windsor toward the Romanovs, and the war between the Romanovs and the secret police. Concluding with a discussion of the imperial restoration movement in Russia today, The Flight of the Romanovs is a must-read for anyone interested in the Romanov family, Russian history, and the history of European royalty.