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Robert AlexanderThe Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)
The Fall of the Romanovs: Political Dreams and Personal Struggles in a Time of Revolution by Mark D. Steinberg and Vladimir M. Khrustalëv (1995)
Drawing upon letters, official documents, and other primary sources, this text reveals the thoughts, perceptions, and opinions of those involved in the Romanovs’ fall—including the Romanovs themselves and the revolutionaries who imprisoned and killed them.
The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie (1995)
In this nonfiction book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie seeks to unveil the truth of what happened to the Romanovs.
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming (2014)
Candance Fleming’s The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion and the Fall of Imperial Russia is a young adult nonfiction book about the Romanovs and the fall of Russia’s autocracy through the Russian Revolution. Fleming bolsters her nonfiction narrative with quotes from several primary sources, including workers, writers, and nobles, presenting a comprehensive and diverse portrait of Russia in the early 20th century.
- The Family Romanov on SuperSummary
Video & Podcast Resources
“The Last Days of the Romanovs” by National Geographic (2018)
In this short video, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits the Church on the Blood in Yekaterinburg, site of Ipatiev House, where the Romanovs were imprisoned and executed.
