This book is
based on the authors’ theory that the son of Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaverich Alexei, survived the shooting of
the royal family during the Russian revolution in 1918.
They use historical
documents and the photographic likeness of Vasily Filatov to Alexei to support
their claim that Filatov is in fact the tsarvich.
It is an
intriguing theory and the authors themselves
state more research is required to positively prove their case.
Whether you believe the
theory or not, based on historical documents and witness statements the book
contains interesting information about the political confusion of the Russian
revolution.
If you have an interest in the Romanov family and the Russian revolution
it is well worth the read.
However, overall it didn’t
convince me that Vasily
Filatov was the true heir to the Russian throne.
My rating 2.5 *
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