Secret Daughter of the Tsar by Jennifer Laam

It goes beyond the Revolution and looks at their personal lives. This is a non-fiction piece that delves deeper into the Romanov family history. The Flight of the Romanovs: A family saga by John Curtis Perry and Constantine Pleshakov. The author intertwines these three stories to give one compelling read. One from present day, one from World War II, and one from 1902 in the Russian court. The novel weaves together three stories from different times in history. This fictional piece provides an alternate ending to the Romanov family story, in which a fifth daughter flees the country before the end of the family. The Secret Daughter of the Tsar by Jennifer Laam. This book’s unique perspective makes it interesting to many readers. The book is set up as a journal of Anastasia and goes through the many things that happened to the Romanov family leading up to their final days. Although the intended audience is younger, the content of the book remains accurate. This is a fictional piece, located in our Juvenile section. The Royal Diaries: Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer. Here at the Lebanon Public Library, there are many resources dedicated to the Russian Revolution, the Romanovs, and their reign. Their only child moved to Cincinnati in 1963 with his family. While living in Paris, Dmitri fell in love with and married Audrey Emery, who was an heiress from Cincinnati. In 1917, Tsar Nicholas’ cousin Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch was thrown out of Russia for helping murder the infamous Rasputin. In Cincinnati, Ohio, we have a connection to the Romanov family. The story behind their demise continues to be of interest today.

The Romanov family reigned in Russia for three hundred years before being overturned during the Russian Revolution. Although the Russian Revolution was not the first of its kind, the story behind it lives on. The Russian Empire was in the midst of a revolution that caused much unrest, both socially and politically. On November 3, 1905, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia signs a document of amnesty for the political prisoners. Posted on NovemUpdated on December 3, 2015 The Romanov Family: A Three Hundred Year Reign