KILLING RASPUTIN: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire

[Geniebeanie]

I just finished reading this on my Kindle Fire.  Very well written and made him more real.

[Belochka]

I just finished reading this on my Kindle Fire.  Very well written and made him more real.

Thank you very much for letting me know that you enjoyed this book. Your feedback on Amazon and or Goodreads would be appreciated.

Regards,

Margarita Nelipa

[Belochka]

A few weeks ago, I was interviewed in relation to my Rasputin book by Ann Marie Ackermann. She is a former U. S. criminal and medical law attorney, now turned author.

I hope you will enjoy the interview that appears on her blog: https://www.annmarieackermann.com/new-evidence-on-rasputins-murder/

Margarita Nelipa

[JamesAPrattIII]

I have read the book and here are some errata and comments:
page 37 Lieutenant Schmidt an officer that led a mutiny of the Black Sea Fleet which failed
page 98 Purishkevich 3 carriage train real "Hugh train very well equipped. Which has a operating car, a large Pharmacy, a library, an Officers store and kitchen for 20,000 men."
page 100 Countess Cantacuzene should be Princess
page 101 General Kolchak should be Admiral
page 138 11th Armed forces should be 11th Army this is part of the Austrian Black-Yellow Offensive see online Austria-Hungaries last War 1914-1918 Volume 3 pages 1-199 force this battle
page 174 Felix Yussopov the Elder was fired as Governor of Moscow in 1915 he was not there in 1917
page 193 General Alexeev was not replaced by General Gurko Alexeev fell ill and had to recover and Gurko was the acting chief of staff
page 134 Kovno see upcoming books on Douglas Snith's Rasputin book for what happened
page 323 3rd Rifle Regiment should be 3rd Guards Rifle regiment
page 88 General Belyaev did not become war minster until early 1917 in 1915 he was I believe assistant war Minister

[JamesAPrattIII]

some more errata and comments:
me page 138 should be for not force and page 134 should be upcoming books 2016

page 31 you mention GD NNs children I assume you mean GD NN the elder since the younger didn't have any children
page 50 Beletsky in exile Stephen Beletsky was shot by the Cheka in September 1918
pages 250-1 Purichkevich 3 shots fired according to the writing of Massad Ayoob who is a forensics expert has wrote a number of books, has numerous videos on youtube and analysis gunfights ect. for Purichkevich to get the number of shots he fired wrong is commen Ayoob points out that many police officers and civilians involved in shootings often can't remember how many shots they fired. As for missing Rasputin there are police officers who were excellent shots have better pistols with better sights and a few have missed close range suspects in broad daylight in their first gunfights
page 317 General Ruzski at Stavka he was at Pskov
page 350 General Bartov 1st Caucasian Cavalry division he was the commander of the I Caucasus Corps at this time

[Belochka]

some more errata and comments:
me page 138 should be for not force and page 134 should be upcoming books 2016

page 31 you mention GD NNs children I assume you mean GD NN the elder since the younger didn't have any children
page 50 Beletsky in exile Stephen Beletsky was shot by the Cheka in September 1918
pages 250-1 Purichkevich 3 shots fired according to the writing of Massad Ayoob who is a forensics expert has wrote a number of books, has numerous videos on youtube and analysis gunfights ect. for Purichkevich to get the number of shots he fired wrong is commen Ayoob points out that many police officers and civilians involved in shootings often can't remember how many shots they fired. As for missing Rasputin there are police officers who were excellent shots have better pistols with better sights and a few have missed close range suspects in broad daylight in their first gunfights
page 317 General Ruzski at Stavka he was at Pskov
page 350 General Bartov 1st Caucasian Cavalry division he was the commander of the I Caucasus Corps at this time

Many thanks for taking the time to offer your comments and corrections.

Best regards,

Margarita

[JamesAPrattIII]

Glad to be of help>

I should also like to point out that Ayoob and others mention accounts where the suspect is shot 5 or 6 times with a 38 Spl or several times with a 9mm and the suspect still is able to do serious harm or kill the person who shot him before he dies.

[katmaxoz]

Are you also going to be republishing your book on Alexander III which is now out of print?  (curious).

[Belochka]

page 317 General Ruzski at Stavka he was at Pskov

Just to make it clear, in Russian, the word "Stavka" = military headquarters.

As written 4 lines down @ p 317, I did say:

"... the imperial train was detained and stood isolated on a railway track outside of Pskov". 

Rodzianko did indeed contact General  Ruzskii at [his] Stavka!

and @ p 318:

"Guchkov and Shulgin arrived in Pskov …"

[Belochka]

Are you also going to be republishing your book on Alexander III which is now out of print?  (curious).

Given the interest expressed by you and many others over the past two or so years, I am seriously considering the publication of a new edition.

Best regards,

Margarita Nelipa

[JamesAPrattIII]

Margarita
If you do a new publication of your fine Alexander III book please note my comments and errata.

[Belochka]

Margarita
If you do a new publication of your fine Alexander III book please note my comments and errata.

Have done so! Thank you.

Best regards,

Margarita

[JamesAPrattIII]

ria1914.info/index.pap
has some more info on some of the people mentioned in this book;
Col Vladimir n Malstev has what units he was with in the White Army in South Russia. It also has him emigrating to Yugoslavia where he died in 1940

Col Dmitri N Loman executed in September 1918. His son who stayed behind in the USSR wrote a book about him. Also note Lazart 73 which he headed was Maria's and Anastasias hospital.


Also on the shirt Rasputin was wearing when he was murdered you say in print a blue shirt and in the photo it is a light color so I would say it is a light blue shirt.

Purishkevich calls it a cream shirt
Yusopov calls it a white shirt

Europeans of this era used the term white more loosely to mean any light color I would say Yusopov was doing so. As for Purishevich it could be a case of the same or a  translation problem