The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

A book review by Madeline Soucie

The Romanov family rules Russia for 300 years. Tsar Nicholas II was its last. He turned a blind eye to the poverty of his country during its time of need.

    

Empress Alexandra was a shy religious woman believed to rule behind her husband.

    

Their daughters, the Grand Duchesses, were isolated from the world, taught by tutors and had very little interaction outside the palace. They were dependent on their parents.

    

Tsarevich Alexi was the son and heir to the throne of Russia. He was a hemophiliac, which was kept a secret to the world, as he was often sick and bed-ridden.

    

This book tells the tale of the Romanov family, life at the palace and during their rule, and their eventual murder during unrest and the start of a civil war.

Find it in APL TEEN Nonfiction YA DK 258 .F5725 2014