The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga

The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga
by Constantine V. Pleshakov, John Curtis Perry

The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga
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Author: Constantine V. Pleshakov, John Curtis Perry
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-02
ISBN: 0465024637
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Basic Books
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  • ISBN13: 9780465024636
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: The Romanovs Flee - Flight of Fancy
Summary: 4 Stars

I recently read the Radzinsky book on the reign on Alexander II, which concludes with Alexander's death. This book doesn't skip a beat from that scene. The authors define the players in this family, giving personalities to the people on its very good genealogical chart. The first third or so, introduces their roles so we know something about their lives and characters before their executions or flight.

While the authors seem sympathetic to the Romanovs, I couldn't help but be struck about how self deluded this family was. When a Duma finally meets, and the citizens of Russia enter the maginificent palace--- I believe it is Minnie, the Empress, --- who is amazed that "they hate us".

In their flight, the Romanovs continue to pursue their former positions, but never talk about what they could do for Russia. I don't think it occurs to them that their family corporation is supposed to have responsibilities to the people. The Romanov general, Nikolasha, has a constituency among some monarchists, but it seems to be by default: he seems to be a gentleman and hasn't done anything bad (but who is responsible for sending the army to war without shoes?).

The flight is characterized by the same bad decisions that got the Romanovs in their predicament. They resent all those who will help them, and the White Russian army, (presumably proxy for the Tsar's army) similarly teams up with the wrong side in WWII.

The women fare better than the men and the young better than the old. It would be interesting to have an update in another 10 years, inclusive of the descendants of Olga and of Alexander II and his second empress.

After reading this book, I visited some internet sites, and the Romanov family is still active, bickering with each other as to who is the proper claimant to the throne. They cite LAWS.. yes, LAWS. Some say that it must be a descendant from the male line through a marriage of a royal or equivalent status taking place in the right church.

This book was absorbing and helped me to better understand this chapter of Russian history.






Summary of The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga

A saga of love and lust, personal tensions and rivalries, antagonisms and hatreds, The Flight of the Romanovs describes the last century of the Russian imperial dynasty-a century that saw the greatest social and political upheavals in all of recorded history. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped resources from Russian, British, and American archives, including unpublished diaries of many of the principal characters and never-before-published photographs, Perry and Pleshakov render an indelible portrait of a family and their time, from the youth of Alexander III in the 1860s to the death, one hundred years later, of his daughter Olga Alexandrovna, the last Grand Duchess.Set against the backdrop of this most cataclysmic century, The Flight of the Romanovs is a must-read for anyone interested in this fascinating dynasty, Russian history, and the history of European royalty.

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