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Books by Felix Yusupov - "Lost Splendour" etc

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Annie:
While some things may have been exaggerated or changed a bit, overall I love the book and find it a beautiful portrait of pre- Revolutionary Russia. I also like Felix as a person from the way he tells his stories.

Janet_W.:
I've known more than a few people along the lines of Felix. They like to think that they are exciting, special people, and they love being drama queens.

Actually, there's very little in Felix's autobiography that I doubt, because I think he enjoyed creating drama wherever he went. Sure, he was no stranger to hyperbole--but after awhile, your own legend can take over your life, and I think that may have been the case with Felix. Remember that just before Rasputin's murder, Irina wrote Felix from the Crimea that she hoped he wasn't about to do anything stupid? She knew her husband was excitable and that unpredictability was the only predictable aspect of his character.

Richard_Cullen:
Unfortunately I can show he has consistently lied, and the evidence is there for all to see if you wish to compare and contrast events with purishkevich's accounts.  I have to question whether Irina was ever to be involved?  Purishkevich in his diary entry (if you believe it is a diary) of 22 November makes it clear that Y says at their meeting on that date that she will not be there.

This conflicts with her letters - or supposed letters that show she did not pull out until a much later date.

I think Radzinzsky makes the point that Felix plans to make out a story that will engross everyone.  I think he does that but the truth contained in his tale is minimal.

Richard

Tasha_R:
Having executed such a deed as the murder of any man, as horrible as one imagines him to be, I suspect that Felix told the tale he wanted folks to know, and that there were many secrets behind it which he chose not to tell.  One could also hypothesize that he told the tale he wished himself were truth, so as to subdue the inner guilt he must have felt.

I agree, he seems to have left out quite a bit, glossing over things here and there.  I don't doubt that he understood that the consequences of his actions may have directly affected the lives of the Tsar and his family - the very ones he wished to protect - if only after the fact.

Sincere regards,

Valmont:
That is, if he REALLY wanted to protect them, but comming from Felix, I really doubt he was much concerned with anything else that did not involved him. My guess would be that he did it for the Thrill of it and he indeed  told HIS story the way he wanted the world to know it, and basicly that was the reason why GD Dimitri and Felix were not that close in  exile. I think they had agreed not to talk about the murder and GD Dimitry kept his word, but for Felix, it was another change to be under the spotlight....and  shine !!!!

Arturo Vega-Llausás

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