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| The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Curtis Perry, Constantine Pleshakov
Publisher: Basic Books
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 362902
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0465024637
Dewey Decimal Number: 947
EAN: 9780465024636
ASIN: 0465024637
Publication Date: January 12, 2001
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Condition: READING COPY ONLY!!!!!Title and half title page loose,damp affected copy.Will post from UK within 24 hours.
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 Very good February 18, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was a good addition to my Romanov library. Well researched; a little gossipy in parts, but on the whole well written, with good insights and some new information, particularly on the "pretenders", though that will have to be updated in later editions...Probably 3 1/2 stars if Amazon had that rating.
Loads of information; loads of gossip June 13, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is indeed a good source for those interested in the lives of Romanovs apart from just Nicholas II and his family. It is witty and well-researched, and some of its judgements are refreshing (nice for example to see the sainted Grand-Duchess Ella described as 'cold' and [sarcastically]'brimming with Christian charity'). At times I suspect a tendency to sacrifice accuracy to a good story (the authors' wild interpretation of Nicholas's diaries 1890-92 to include an extravagent love-life is for example outrageous and at variance with all of his biographers) but isn't that what gossip is about?!
 A tale of loss with courage and dignity September 6, 1999
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Most books about the Romanovs are actually about the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his immediate family. While compelling, Nicholas and Alexandra's tale leaves out much of the story of a once powerful Imperial Family and its fall. In the early twentieth century most people in Russia and Europe probably considered the Romanovs to be spoiled dilettantes unworthy of their high positions. The Grand Dukes and Duchesses proved by their courage and dignity in the face of disaster that they were indeed made of sterner stuff.
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