The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia

De: Candace Fleming

Narrado por: Kimberly Farr, Eugene Alper, Mark Deakins, Julia Emelin, Gleb Kaminer, Rustam Kasymov, Paul Michael, Stefan Rudnicki

Duración: 9 h y 23 m

Resumen del Editor

Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs - at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns) deftly maneuvers between the imperial family’s extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses, making this an utterly mesmerizing listen as well as a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards.

©2014 Candace Fleming (P)2014 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature

Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Nonfiction

A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist

Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction

“[A] superb history...In these thrilling, highly readable pages, we meet Rasputin, the shaggy, lecherous mystic... we visit the gilded ballrooms of the doomed aristocracy; and we pause in the sickroom of little Alexei, the hemophiliac heir who, with his parents and four sisters, would be murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918.” (The Wall Street Journal)

"For readers who regard history as dull, Fleming’s extraordinary book is proof positive that, on the contrary, it is endlessly fascinating, absorbing as any novel, and the stuff of an altogether memorable reading experience." (Booklist, starred review)

Good expansion of popular understanding

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Anyone who is interested in learning more about the Romanovs would not be ill-served to listen to this audiobook. It's engaging, well-written, and well-performed.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's hard to pick a favorite character in a historical work but I suppose Czar Nicholas qualifies as my favorite character, despite being hopelessly out of his depth.

Which character – as performed by Kimberly Farr and Various – was your favorite?

I liked her voice for diary entries.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Much of the book was wholly unsurprising. We've heard all the tragic points before. But I think what was most moving was the execution.

Any additional comments?

This is yet another example of a ruler with a good reputation being completely responsible for the total lack of preparedness of the next ruler, which ends in disaster. (Louis XVI comes to mind.) Czar Nicholas was awful - but he was awful largely due to the fact that his father did absolutely nothing to prepare him for ruling a nation.

Excellent!

One of the best books I have ever listened to and read. Just came back from St Petersburg a month ago and wish I had read this before I went.

Their humanity really stood out; Thank you Candace.

Candace Fleming gave me an overview history of this time period in Russia, based on this family.

Astonishing

this book had me on edge, from me only knowing the cartoon movie about Anastacia and not really knowing the Romanov family history, this book really informed me of the Russian history... I was amazed at the detail of events that happened to this family and how destroyed and destructive Russia was until the fall of the royal family.. I would definitely recommend listening to this book.. even hearing what was written from the diaries of the royal family and other who interacted with them was interesting and touching..

History told in a captivating way!

Best narration I've ever listened to. Kimberly Farr is able to lead the listener through the story and include important sidebars without making it feel like an abrupt interruption. The other voices help create a sense of the times. Brilliant.

best historical book I've read so far!

although the narrator sounded like a robot half the time, the book drastically contrasted that with it's story like depictions. This made the reader feel emersed in the story, made it seem like it was happening right before their eyes.

THE LAST ROYAL FAMILY

Candace Fleming offers an intimate look at the life and death of the last royal family of the Czarist empire. The intimacy of the profile is reinforced by personal letters, contemporary literature, and historical accounts of the 1917 Russian revolution. Fleming reaches back to the beginning of Czar Nicholas’s reign 23 years earlier and ends with the families slaughter in the basement of a house in Yekaterinburg, Russia. East of Moscow and southeast of St. Petersburg.

Fleming offers an interesting and intimate view of the last Czar’s family. It is not laudatory but one comes away from the story feeling that the death of Nicholas and his family, like Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, were the result of changing times; not their ineffective, injudicious rule. They deserved to be dethroned but not murdered.

Money, power, and prestige corrupts all human beings–rich, poor, religious, or secular. Democratic regulation; not autocracy, social justice; not vigilantism, peace; not war are the needs of society.

great story

I was entranced by this book from beginning to end. I enjoyed the historical accuracy with the great storytelling.

An exciting historical narrative

What made the experience of listening to The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia the most enjoyable?

I did not know czar's family details, and understand that the account of the author is impartial. Can move us, and empathize with the hard shelled before his tragic end.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia?

The final moments of the family.

Which scene was your favorite?

I don't have one. They are all too dramatic, and sad.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I condole myself when the children were murdered.

Any additional comments?

The book is a great summary of an important period of history. The Kimberly Farr's locution is very competent.

informative!

the information presented was intriguing, and the presentation was captivating. I thoroughly enjoyed the audio book.