Claimants of Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich

[Georgiy]

Yes, it does seem strange that he would mistake a short, possibly slightly tubby 17 year old girl for a middle aged woman (who I read was tall - at least taller than Anastasia would have been).

[Denise]

I have never understood this mistake either!!  Unless he had to remember much later WHO he tried to burn--if they were in their nightclothes there would be no distinction of dress.  Also, if rigor mortis (or the freezing cold) had stiffened the bodies in bent positions, height might not have been as apparent....

[Mgmstl]

Also consider this boys strength, survival would be almost NIL for a hemophiliac at that point in time.

[AlexeiLVR]

Or maybe Yurovsky was just drunk lol!

And i just couln't imagine picking up frozen dead bodies GROSS!

[Denise]

Also consider this boys strength, survival would be almost NIL for a hemophiliac at that point in time.

True Michael.  I have been reading FOTR for the last 2 days (up to chapter 6 now) and I don't think I ever realized quite how sick Alexei was at the end.  I think those photos of him sawing wood with his dad at the AP in captivity misled me...

How tragic for N&A to see their child so sick yet not be able to help or even try to get him better medical attention!

[AlexeiLVR]

O and  if Alexei did survive (like if their even wasn't a murder) when could have he recovered and started to walk after the Tobolsk incident?

[Mgmstl]

But THERE WAS A MURDER and in the chance that he was shot or injured his chances for survial were almost nil..

[AlexeiLVR]

No Micheal.G. I'm asking when could of Alexei started to walk again after the Tobolsk incident where he sled down the staires!

And near the "end" what kind of condition was Alexei in?

[Mgmstl]

Didn't he have to be carried on board the Rus? I don't have FOTR at my desk here.  It seems to have taken him longer to recover from the hemophilia as he got older didn't it?  Which is strange.  During the tercentenary celebrations he had to be carried.

[AlexeiLVR]

Realy?


What is FOTR?

[Malenkaya]

What is FOTR?

It's a book - Fate Of The Romanovs, by Greg King and Penny Wilson (who both post here on the forum).

[AlexeiLVR]

Kewl! Thanx Malenkaya! To what ages would you recomend FOTR to?

[Malenkaya]

Kewl! Thanx Malenkaya! To what ages would you recomend FOTR to?

I would say to anyone with a genuine interest in the subject and the attention span to read it.  How old did you say you were - 13?  It's a big book, over 650 pages.  But with a strong interest in the subject matter it would be excellent reading for you.

Anastasia

[Mgmstl]

Yes AlexeiLVR  File On The Romanovs, The Last Tsar by Edward Radzinsky, The Flight Of The Romanovs, Greg Kings excellent book on Alexandra, also are good.

But if you are interested in the revolution and captivity, get "File On The Romanovs"  It is EXCELLENT, but it also pretty straight forward.

[Denise]

But if you are interested in the revolution and captivity, get "File On The Romanovs"  It is EXCELLENT, but it also pretty straight forward.

Do you mean File on the Tsar or Fate of the Romanovs?  

Fate of the Romanovs is about the captivity, Vera. File on the Tsar is an older book that is fairly outdated....