false 95141 6 Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra as seen through the eyes of the Romanovs' young kitchen boy, Leonka. Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovs' brutal murders and sets down the dark secrets of his past with the imperial family. Does he hold the key to the many questions surrounding the family's murder? Historically vivid and compelling, <I>The Kitchen Boy</I> is also a touching portrait of a loving family that was in many ways similar, yet so different, from any other. 91726 27 1 2004 The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar total:1466|5:371|4:632|3:345|2:101|1:17| 1466 5637 2245 319 3 4 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 13:41:36 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 06:00:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 10:56:13 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 10:59:55 -0700 2008 The Kitchen Boy is a fictionalized account of the Romanovs’ last days. Several historical records mention a kitchen boy working for Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra during their captivity in Yekaterinburg. These references inspired the novel.

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