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THE ESCAPE OF ALEXEI
Petrov, Vadim
1998 52483 The Russian Romanov dynasty came to an abrupt end of the night of July 17, 1918, when the imperial family was executed by the Bolsheviks. Or did it? Compelling new evidence reveals that Tsarevich Alexei, the fourteen-year-old son of Nicholas II and Alexandra and heir to the Russian throne, escaped the bloodshed and was adopted by a peasant family. Russia's heir to the throne grew up under the name of Vasily Filatov. He became an apprentice shoemaker and eventually a high-school geography teacher. In this volume, three respected scientists provide a convincing, thorough account of how the executioners covered up the fact that the body of the heir to the throne was missing. Drawing on official records and documents from Russian archives and the grisly personal accounts of soldiers who took part in the execution, the authors offer compelling evidence that Alexei Romanov and Vasily Filatov were the same person. Filatov died in 1988. Now his wife and children have brought his story to the world. Personal photographs throughout the book illustrate the striking physical resemblances between members of the Romanov and Filatov families. Orlando Figes [The book] is fronted (to say written would be flattery) by three Russian 'scientists,'. . .But their scientific credentials are rather dubious. . . .What makes myths more salable than history? Why do we persist in believing fantasies int he face of all the facts? It is simply inconceivable that anyone survived that brutal execution. -- The New York Times Book Review Synopsis Did the 14-year-old son of Tsar Nicholas II escape the bloodbath that destroyed his family? A new discovery in the most compelling mystery of the 20th century. . . Astonishing new evidence from three Russian scientists that Alexi, heir to the Russian throne, may have survived as Vasily Filatov. Filatov family members tell the moving story in intimate personal reminiscences. Over 100 photos show remarkable resemblances between the Filatov and imperial Romanov families. OVERSIZE, does NOT fit into PRIOIRTY ENVELOPE. Abrams,Harry N Inc 0-8109-3277-6 / 9780810932777
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27.77 USD
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