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100 1  Rappaport, Helen,|eauthor. 
245 14 The Romanov sisters :|bthe lost lives of the daughters of 
       Nicholas and Alexandra /|cHelen Rappaport. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2014. 
300    xviii, 492 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, portraits ;|c25 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-467) and 
       index. 
505 0  The room of the first and last door -- Mother love -- La 
       petite duchesse -- My God! "what a disappointment! ... a 
       fourth girl! -- The hope of Russia -- The Big Pair and The
       Little Pair -- The Shtandart -- Our friend -- Royal 
       cousins -- In St Petersburg we work, but at Livadia we 
       live -- Cupid by the thrones -- The Little One will not 
       die -- Lord send happiness to him, my beloved one -- God 
       save the Tsar! -- Sisters of mercy -- We cannot drop our 
       work in the hospitals -- The outside life -- Terrible 
       things are going on in St Petersburg -- Good-bye. Don't 
       forget me -- On Freedom Street -- Thank God we are still 
       in Russia and all together -- They knew it was the end 
       when I was with them -- Prisoners of the Ural Regional 
       Soviet -- Victims of repression. 
520    "They were the Princess Dianas of their day-- perhaps the 
       most photographed and talked about young royals of the 
       early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian 
       Grand Duchesses-- Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia 
       Romanov-- were much admired for their happy dispositions, 
       their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged 
       lifestyle. Over the years, the story of the four Romanov 
       sisters and their tragic end in a basement at Ekaterinburg
       in 1918 has clouded our view of them, leading to a mass of
       sentimental and idealized hagiography. With this treasure 
       trove of diaries and letters from the grand duchesses to 
       their friends and family, we learn that they were 
       intelligent, sensitive and perceptive witnesses to the 
       dark turmoil within their immediate family and the ominous
       approach of the Russian Revolution, the nightmare that 
       would sweep their world away, and them along with it. The 
       Romanov Sisters sets out to capture the joy as well as the
       insecurities and poignancy of those young lives against 
       the backdrop of the dying days of late Imperial Russia, 
       World War I and the Russian Revolution. Rappaport aims to 
       present a new and challenging take on the story, drawing 
       extensively on previously unseen or unpublished letters, 
       diaries and archival sources, as well as private 
       collections. It is a book that will surprise people, even 
       aficionados"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 00 Nicholas|bII,|cEmperor of Russia,|d1868-1918
       |xAssassination. 
600 00 Nicholas|bII,|cEmperor of Russia,|d1868-1918|xFamily
       |xAssassination. 
600 30 Romanov, House of|xHistory|y20th century|vSources. 
650  0 Princesses|zRussia|vBiography|vSources. 
650  0 Sisters. 
650  0 HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. 
650  0 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. 
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