The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas II by Wendy Slater - 9780415427975

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas IIRelics, Remains and the Romanovs\nAuthor(s): Wendy Slater\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415427975, 978-0415427975\nSynopsis\nHow did Nicholas II, Russias last Tsar, meet his death? Shot point blank in a bungled execution by radical Bolsheviks in the Urals, Nicholas and his family disappeared from history in the Soviet era. But in the 1970s, a local geologist and a crime fiction writer discovered the location of their clandestine mass grave, and secretly removed three skulls, before reburying them, afraid of the consequences of their find. \n\nYet the history of Nicholas execution and the discovery of his remains are not the only stories connected with the death of the last Tsar. This book recounts the horrific details of his death and the thrilling discovery of the bones, and also investigates the alternative narratives that have grown up around these events. Stories include.