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Article: A wealth of material
- Article from:
- The Spectator
- Article date:
- October 12, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Spectator Oct 12, 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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So much could be said about this magnificent, tiresome, candid, absurd and terribly moving book. Within a chronological structure clearly set out by the editors, its narrative is built up from linked extracts - some a few sentences, others a page or two - taken from the private diaries, letters, telegrams, memoirs of the imperial family and courtiers who were close to them. A small but crucial selection of police and state documents interpose themselves here and there .
Though the title, A Lifelong Passion, is not a lie, the Mills and Boon presentation does a disservice to the seriousness of a book which is based substantially on unpublished sources of central importance. It also suggests ...
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...The Russian Orthodox Church's Council of Bishops voted unanimously on 14 August to canonize Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Aleksandra, Crown Prince Aleksei, and Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatyana, Maria, and Anastasia. According to the ...
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