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The race to save the Romanovs, the truth behind the secret plans to rescue the Russian imperial family, Helen Rappaport

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-363) and index

contains biographical information

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The race to save the Romanovs

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Helen Rappaport

the truth behind the secret plans to rescue the Russian imperial family

"Investigating the murder of the Russian Imperial Family, Helen Rappaport embarks on a quest to uncover the international plots 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 one hundredth anniversary was largely ignored. In stark contrast, the centenary of the massacre of the Imperial Family will be a huge ceremony to be attended by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. While the murder itself has received major attention, what has never been investigated in detail are the various plots to save the family--on the part of their royal relatives, other governments, and Russian monarchists loyal to the Tsar. Rappaport refutes the accusation that the fault lies entirely with King George V, as has been the traditional claim 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. Rappaport draws on never-before-seen sources from archives in the United States, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom, creating a powerful account of near misses and close calls with a heartbreaking conclusion."--, Provided by publisher