I read this for a college research paper I'm currently writing.

The Romanov family story is an interesting one. When reading over several pages of scholarly articles, there are hardly any reports on what happened, so having a book dedicated to their last days in Yekaterinburg was a spectacular thing to find.

I've found myself obsessed with knowing everything there was to know about the Romanov family, because their life was cut short. All four girls, Alexei, and those that stayed with the family till the end. The democratic movement was needed, I agree, but the red army thinking the greatest idea was to kill an entire family even after abdication of the throne blows my mind! I still don't get it and chances are I never will.

Finally holding a book in my hand that explains that of their last days helps to understand what they really went through those last few days in Yekaterinburg.