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• Death of a Tsar: Execution of the Romanov Family

  http://www.awesomestories.com/history/death-tsar
  With links to primary sources (including photos of the death scene, Rasputin and Anastasia), the story of Nicholas II and the execution of his family.

• Last Days at Tsarskoe Selo

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/lastdays/
  An account of the turbulent days of the Russian Revolution from within the Imperial Romanov Court, written by Count Paul Benckendorff, minister to Nicholas II.

• Left Behind - by Countess Sophie Buxhoeveden

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/leftbehind/
  Harrowing account of the Russian Revolution and the author's exile with the Romanovs in Siberia. A unique story of civil war and the murder of the Imperial Family from a lady-in-waiting.

• Letters of the Tsar to the Tsaritsa

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/
  Letters of Russian Tsar Nicholas II to his wife Alexandra during WWI.

• Memories of the Russian Court

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/russiancourt/
  This online book was written by Anna Vyrubova and is the most famous first-hand account of the tragic lives of the last Imperial family of Russia. Anna was a close friend of the Empress Alexandra and this book gives many details on Rasputin and his influence on events associated with the Russian Revolution.

• My Name is Anastasia

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/anastasia/
  Learn all about the life of Anastasia, youngest daughter of Romanov Tsar Nicholas II.

• Remembering the Romanovs

  http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/kiwi/index.html
  Learn about the Romanovs' life and tragic death.

• The Alexander Palace Time Machine

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/
  Online tour and history of the home of the last Romanov Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Tsarskoe Selo, near St. Petersburg, Russia. Also contains numerous documents, such as diary extracts.

• The Emperor Nicholas II - As I Knew Him

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/hanbury/
  Online Russian history book by Major-General Sir Hanbury-Williams of his experience with the last Tsar during WWI and the Russian Revolution.

• The Life and Tragedy of Alexandra Romanov

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/alexandra/
  Illustrated online history book on the life of the last Russian Empress, Alexandra. The book was written by Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress in 1924.

• The Real Tsaritsa - by Lili Dehn

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/realtsaritsa/
  Online edition of Countess Lili Dehn's memories of her friendship with the last Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

• The Romanovs: A Royal Family

  http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/romanovs/
  Biographies and photographs of Tzar Nicholas II and members of his family.

• Thirteen Years at the Russian Court

  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/gilliard/
  Illustrated online history book written by Pierre Gilliard, tutor to the Tsarevich Alexis, son of the last Romanov Tsar of Russia. This book contains many details on palace life and the events of the Russian Revolution.

 

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