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The murder of the Romanovs

Helen Rappaport explains why the last Russian tsar and his family met a violent end in 1918

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Historical author Helen Rappaport explains why the last Russian tsar and his family met a violent end in 1918 and considers whether Britain could have saved the Romanovs from their fate

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