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Feb 2025
34m 55s

Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 2)

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(2/2) We join the captive Romanovs as they are moved from The Alexander Palace to Siberia and then to Ekaterinburg, where their dreadful murder awaits them. It's a story that still has the power to shock us. Guiding us through is returning guest Helen Rappaport, author of "Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs".


Edited by Freddy Chick. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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