Killing the Tsar

As gripping as a thriller – the latest case findings in the murder of the Romanovs and the trade in conflict diamonds

The cold-blooded murder of the last Russian Tsar and his family is the subject of historian Elizabeth Heresch’s latest book. Having accessed previously secreted documents and researched new facts, she explains how the imperial German delegation in Moscow attempted to save the Romanov family, and how an investigation was instigated after the killings in 1918. Heresch describes the bizarre circumstances leading to the recovery of the remains of the Russian imperial family, and we are told the shocking story of how the crown jewels – which still adorn crowned heads to this day – were unscrupulously turned into hard cash by the Bolshevik perpetrators,
the Romanov’s treasure helping the communists to finance their planned global revolution.

Dr. Elisabeth Heresch studied Russian, Slavonic and Romance languages and literature before going on to work for the Austrian radio and TV channel ORF Vienna and for RIAS Berlin in the USA, as well as for the Eastern Europe section of UNESCO. As an author, she gained acclaim with publications on Russian history. Her most recent books published by LangenMüller include
Rasputin, The Parvus Secret Files and Alexej, Son of the Last Russian Tsar. Elisabeth Heresch lives in Vienna.