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Summary: Lost No More
Review: I've watched the documentaries and I've read bits and pieces here and there, but I was more interested in the people behind the huge murder mystery. This book is an awesome combination of personal photographs, royal portraits, letters, diary entries, and facts. I plunged into this book and had most of it read by the next day after I had gotten the book. I found it increasingily hard to finish though; whether it was the subject was getting just too difficult to bear or the story was dragging on at that point, I'm not sure. The personalities of the family really came out as they told the story of their lives in their own words. I picked this book by the sheer shock of the beautiful photos, but I was drawn in by the story. This is a great book and jewel among other Romanov books.
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Summary: Moving
Review: Nicholas was a warm, loving, pious man completely devoted to God, his family, and his country. The photos in this collection reflect this truth in every photograph of the late Tsar. Nicholas was a man of prayer as was his family. Witness his death and how in captivity he and his family were writing letters and praying for those who abused them and who wronged them. The western world needs to read more about Nicholas II from a point of view other that the revisionest one of the God hating Communists. Starting with this book is a good thing. '
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Summary: Without doubt, the best and most comprehensive work to date
Review: This book is a work of art and obviously a labour of love from a dedicated and accurate researcher and author. It gives the most comprehensive and all encompassing coverage of one of the most fascinating yet tragic families that ever lived. I have cried over this book and it has transported me time and time again to a place in history that I can only imagine. It is a beautiful testament to the Romanov family and I reccomend it thoroughly for not only those not familiar with the story but collectors as well. It is certainly the pride of my Romanov collection.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: This book is amazing! The photographs are put together beautifully! There's no better way to remember the Imperial Romanovs than in their photos! A must read!
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Summary: A wonderful, grasping book
Review: This book is by far one of the best Romanov books out there. It's a rather big book and it is filled with wonderful photographs of the family. There are also many photos of the grand palaces in which the family lived their lives. The text is also very good on certain levels. Peter Kurth tells the story of the last Russian Imperial family with great detail right up to the very end. This is a must read and no Romanov library is complete without it.
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Summary: outstanding photos, so-so text
Review: This book is lavishly illustrated; of special interest to me was the then and now comparison photos. The text won't tell most readers anything they don't already know and at times it tends to the mawkish. But the photos....buy it for them!
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Summary: A Good Book For Those That Like History And Pictures
Review: This is a great book if you like history and the personal pictures that go with history. The story of this family is so tragic and this book covers both the personal and public lives of the last Tsar of Russia. I found it very interesting with pictures that are from the families own personal albums plus newer picturs taken in present day. This is a great book if you are interested in this part of history. Beautifully put together it will make a great addition to any personal library.
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Summary: A Good Book For Those That Like History And Pictures
Review: This is a great book if you like history and the personal pictures that go with history. The story of this family is so tragic and this book covers both the personal and public lives of the last Tsar of Russia. I found it very interesting with pictures that are from the families own personal albums plus newer picturs taken in present day. This is a great book if you are interested in this part of history. Beautifully put together it will make a great addition to any personal library.
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Summary: Glossy, sumptous record of a lost world
Review: This large coffee table style book is essentially a visual record of the last Russian Tsar and his family. It features page after page of large photos - the famous black and white family album shots, many not-so-famous pictures of the family at home and their friend and relatives. These are interspersed with colour photographs of relevant locations (e.g. Alexander Palace, site of the former Impatiev House), which are absolutely stunning purely from a visual point of view. Photos of personal objects that belonged to the family - jewelery, letters and toys are also included. Along with the photos, there is an accompanying text that tells the basic story. It covers the Romanov saga right from Nicholas and Alexandra's childhoods, to their marriage, children, Rasputin, the revolution and the modern day sequel to their story. It is not an academic work, and the information is broad and somewhat lacking in detail. For information on the last Tsar, there are numerous biographies which would serve the inquiring reader better. But as I said, this is a coffee table book for the lay person.
It is like the "creme caramel" of the Romanov library. Rich, indulgent, a must have, but definately not the main course.
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Summary: This Book is a "MUST"
Review: Well documented by P. Kurth et al. The photographs are breath-taking! If you don't own any Romanoff materials, this book is the one. The final analysis--excellent!!
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