Four Sisters
The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses
Book • 1964
This book provides an authoritative account of the lives of the four daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia.
Using previously unseen or unpublished letters, diaries, and archival sources, Helen Rappaport paints a vivid picture of the Grand Duchesses' childhood, their privileged yet sheltered lives, their first romantic crushes, and their struggles with their mother's chronic illness and their brother's hemophilia.
The narrative captures the joy, insecurities, and poignancy of their lives against the backdrop of the dying days of late Imperial Russia, World War I, and the Russian Revolution, ultimately leading to their tragic end in 1918.
Using previously unseen or unpublished letters, diaries, and archival sources, Helen Rappaport paints a vivid picture of the Grand Duchesses' childhood, their privileged yet sheltered lives, their first romantic crushes, and their struggles with their mother's chronic illness and their brother's hemophilia.
The narrative captures the joy, insecurities, and poignancy of their lives against the backdrop of the dying days of late Imperial Russia, World War I, and the Russian Revolution, ultimately leading to their tragic end in 1918.
