The Romanov Bride

by Robert Alexander | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0670018813 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingbookstogivewing of Springville, Tennessee USA on 9/2/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by wingbookstogivewing from Springville, Tennessee USA on Sunday, September 2, 2012
I received this book from the library sale to read and or release, I don't know which yet!

Journal Entry 2 by wingbookstogivewing at Springville, Tennessee USA on Sunday, September 2, 2012
These are the alternating stories of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Ella), the beautiful older sister of Empress Alexandra of Russia(wife of Nicholas II) and Pavel, a simple peasant who was involved in the Russian revolution of 1918.

The story was simple to follow and covers the years of the revolution up to and including the deaths of many of the Imperial family.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth was canonized and made a saint in 1981 by the Russian Orthodox Church and is currently buried at the Church of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem. For more on her and the Romanova's check her page on Wikipedia.

Journal Entry 3 by wingbookstogivewing at Seattle, Washington USA on Friday, January 18, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (1/18/2013 UTC) at Seattle, Washington USA

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Journal Entry 4 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Friday, January 25, 2013
I selected this from the Gen Lit VBB. Thanks, bookstogive, for sending it.

Journal Entry 5 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Isn't this a sad book? A sad piece of history, that just keeps getting repeated throughout history, different players, same story.
This is the story of the Grand Duchess Elisavyeta, sister of the wife of Tsar Nicholas; and a peasant turned terrorist for the sake of the revolution after his wife is killed on Bloody Sunday.
The Grand Duchess was a good person (she has since been made a saint), most of the royals were, they were just born into their place in life as were the peasants. But the peasants were like children, greedy and immature, and the royals were somewhat removed and had way too much wealth for their own safely. The peasants had lived under the heel of their masters as serfs for many years. So they were either passive or explosive, not much in between. There were bad people of course but they were mostly those behind the scenes of the revolution, the ones controlling the agitators. And so death and death and more death.
I don't know how many terrorists actually repent of their acts in the end. Pavel has his regret and sorrow at the end.
"He had thought he would receive satisfaction from his revenge, but all that was delivered unto him was torment. He had thought that he had killed to keep the Revolution rolling forward, so that the sins of their masters would never be repeated, but now he saw that the fury of upheaval was doomed only to repeat itself again and again."
It is the history of the world isn't it?

Journal Entry 6 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Saturday, June 15, 2013
I am putting this book into the non fic VBB.

Journal Entry 7 by BooksandMusic at Seattle, Washington USA on Wednesday, May 21, 2014
I've had this book in the non fic VBB for two rounds and it was not chosen so I am removing it. I will either put it another box or wild release it.

Journal Entry 8 by BooksandMusic at LFL - 37th Ave NE (5540) #3832 in Seattle, Washington USA on Friday, August 22, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (8/21/2014 UTC) at LFL - 37th Ave NE (5540) #3832 in Seattle, Washington USA

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