A modern view of Russia's Revolution

Citation:

Rabin, Staton. The Curse of the Romanovs. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007.

Annotation:

Alexi Romanov is heir to the Russian throne, a hemophiliac, and unbeknownst to him, a time traveler. This is the story of a boy’s devotion to his family, his country, and his destiny.

Review:

The true life events of the Romanov family during the Russian Revolution combined with a fictional story of time travel make this historical fiction novel an exceptional read. Alexi Romanov was the son of the Tsar of Russia. His family had ruled Russia for more than 300 years when the people revolted and gave power to the Bolsheviks. I recommend this book because it offers readers insight into the royal world in Russia in the early 1900s during a time of social unrest. It is fact blended with fiction at its finest, very, very good.

Genre: Historical Fiction

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