The Last Days Of The Romanovs

By Robert Wilton, George Gustav Telberg, Robert Archibald Wilton

Book Overview

The end of a dynasty It is likely that few of those who contributed to the outbreak of the First World War would have imagined its consequences or predicted which nations would prevail, which would... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1149426535
• ISBN13: 9781149426531
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Nabu Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 0.9" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

The Last Days of the Romanovs - An Account of the Murder of the Russian Tsar and His Imperial Fami

_The Last Days of the Romanovs: How Tsar Nicholas II and Russia's Imperial Family Were Murdered_, first published in 1920 and republished here by the Institute for Historical Review, written by British journalist Robert Wilton is a fascinating account of the untimely murders of the Russian tsar Nicholas II and his family which fully explores who was really behind these murders. Robert Wilton was the correspondent of the London _Times_ in Russia for over 17 years and this book details his account of what happened to the Russian tsar which led to the rise of Bolshevism. As Mark Weber notes in his Preface, while Russia was not without its problems during the time of the tsar, his untimely murder and the murder of his own family was entirely unnecessary and indeed for many the tsar has come to take on the status of a martyr. Indeed, according to this Preface, Tsar Nicholas II has been canonized by the independent "Orthodox Church Abroad" in 1981 and the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church has been under similar pressure to break taboo and take the same step. This book maintains that an overwhelming Jewish presence was behind the murder of the tsar, but also tries to blame the German Kaiser for involvement in the "Red Revolution". As has been pointed out by Igor Shafarevich, a dissident Russian mathematician, in his book _Russophobia_, an amazingly large number of Jews were involved in the personnel of the Russian secret police. However, it should be noted that ultimately the Soviet state turned on the Jews when Stalin began persecuting them. This book offers a fascinating account of the untimely death and murder of the Russian tsar Nicholas II and his entire family. This truly tragic and hateful incident represents a low point in Russian history which ushered in the Bolshevik terror. This book also includes several important pictures showing details from the activities of the royal family, their servants, their murderers, and some of the forensic evidence involved in the case. The first chapter of this book is entitled "Prologue" and explains how Nicholas II, his wife, and family came to be martyred at Ekaterinburg on the night of July 16, 1918 along with their faithful attendants by the Bolsheviks. The author explains that fear of plots by anti-Bolshevik forces (the Whites) to rescue and free the tsar cannot be used as extenuating circumstances to excuse this heinous act. The author notes that many tales have circulated about this ghastly series of murders and explains how he came to be involved in reporting on them. He notes his visit to the Ipatiev house where the victims had lived, noting the forensic evidence of the case including bullet-holes in the wall and bloodstains as well as inscriptions in Hebrew, German, and Magyar. The second chapter of this book is entitled "The Stage and the Actors". Here, the author explains the critical actors that were involved in the killings. The author explains the alleged German and Jewish ro

This is a wonderful book

When I was in high school, I found "Last Days .. " in the library and every time I came across it could not put it down. I tried and tried to find copies in used book stores, but it was never available until the new edition came out. I was exceedingly happy to find this book available. Mr. Wilton gives the best account of the murders of the Royal Family available until the fall of communism, when the work of researchers who had labored secretly to solve the mystery and find the remains of Nicholas and his family was revealed. And Yurovsky's report of the murders was retrieved from the archives. This book is not anti-semitic. It is factual: the new appendice is very useful in illustrating the prominence of jewish individuals in the creation of soviet Russia. There is nothing wrong with pointing out that information. Karl Marx himself was jewish.

Amazing!

I have been meaning to get around to this book for a long time and am happy now to have finally read it. The book is well written and meticulously documented. Wilton's perspective in writing this book in the 1920's just after the Great War, is extremely important for one who would evaluate it objectively. Keep in mind that this book was written at a time when anti-German propaganda in England was at its height. If anything, the book is anti-German in tone. That some reviewers have chosen to style it "anti-Semitic" merely demonstrates how frightened certain individuals are of any relevation of the truth. Within the corpus of this important book is laid bare the monstrous plan of the fiends who usurped Holy Russia and who ritually murdered the entire Romanov family. This included not just Saint Nicholas II and Alexandra, but also their daughters and son. Included in the carnage were also the surviving close relatives of the Tsar. The monsters who took over Holy Russia felt that they had to kill the entire family. This demonstrates for all to see the level of their deviltry. The destruction of Holy Russia was symbolized by the murder of the Romanov family. And this act symbolically signified the end of the Constantian era. Moscow was truly the Third Rome, following Rome itself and then Constantinople. The final symbolic act, which revealed the mind of the murderers was the consecration by the bloody Bolsheviks of Judas Iscariot. What more significant sigil could there be of the anti-Christian mind set of the monsters who destroyed Holy Russia? The book is excellent. Read it. And be enriched and blessed by the experience.

A Shocking True Story

Complete, shocking story of how, and why, the Soviet secret police massacred Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children. As head of the dynasty that had ruled Russia for three centuries, Nicholas II personified his land and people. His cold-blooded murder by order of Lenin and Sverdlov was thus symbolic of the Communist effort to obliterate a rich national and cultural heritage, and presaged the terrible Soviet bloodletting of later years. Dramatic yet meticulous account by a veteran British journalist and historian, based on the official on-site inquest of Russian investigator Nikolai Sokolov -- the most thorough ever conducted. As special correspondent in Russia for the London Times during the years of revolution and civil war, the author writes with authority and rare candor. He forthrightly assigns responsibility for the historic crime, showing the role of racial-ethnic revenge in motivating the killers. The crucial Jewish role in the Communist takeover of Russia and the early Bolshevik regime is detailed in an eye-opening introduction by historian Mark Weber, and an appendix by the author. Attractive, updated new edition of an authoritative but long-suppressed work. A generous selection of rare and revealing photographs supplements the text.

If you want the truth, read this book!!

This book explains to the reader why they were murdered, how they were murdered, and who was responsible for these horrific crimes. The author, who lived in Russia for quite a few years before the Bolshevik Revolution and investigated the murders a year after they happened, is able to provide first hand information and facts about this terrible event. The book was originally published in London in 1920.