The non-fiction book, After the Romanovs is a compelling look at Russian history. History bluffs will enjoy this book.

The tragedy of Tsar Nicholas and his family is well known. What happened to the members of the Romanov family, the aristocracy, the White Russian military and the "regular" folks that escaped from Russia as the communists took control and created the Soviet Union? This book explores the largest community of these exiles in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. Many barely escaped with their lives and the clothes on their backs and once settled had a very difficult time making a living. Ms. Rappaport has written several books about the Romanovs and Russia, and she does her research. I had a great deal of sympathy for these exiles, but after a while the melancholy of them really started to get on my nerves. "Just get on with life, and stop whinging about Mother Russia and the life you know you'll never have!" Especially the aristocrats, they lived lives of incredible luxury and privilege, and all that disappeared for many of them, and they had to earn an honest living doing very menial jobs (taxi driving, seamstress, waiters) and, like many immigrants, were taken advantage of and paid lower wages. Some, especially the artists just couldn't adapt. Many parallels to our current situation with immigrants (both legal and illegal).

If you enjoy well researched history, especially Russian history you'll enjoy this book. I did. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

“After the Romanoves” by Helen Rappaport is a well researched non-fiction book about Russian aristocrats, elite, and royalty living in Paris before, during, and after the Russian Revolution of 1917. I found this book to be FULL of footnotes, references, and interesting historical facts. If you are one who enjoys learning more about Russian history during this time period, you may want to add this book to your list of books to read. For me, however, there were a lot of characters to keep track and at times I had to consult the forward list of who was who. I think that if fewer people had been followed, I would have enjoyed the book a lot more - but this is coming from someone with a limited knowledge of the Russian royal extended family and how they coped during this time period. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating, as the research is excellent and I did learn new facts about this time period.

An interesting compilation of information about exiled Russians. It a bit of history I hadn't read about before.

I really tried to read this book, however, I just couldn't get into it. It just seemed like reading a gossip column. There was no plot, just a bunch of disgraced Romanov's living in Paris, like there was nothing else going on in the world, no wonder the Tsar was dethroned, with their attitude all of them should have been shot! Thank you for giving me a chance to read this book before it published, St. Martin's Press, I hope in the future you will let me try to review another book. If I could've given this book a zero star I would have.

After the Romanovs by H. Rappaport, published by St. Martin's Press, is the story of Russian Exiles in Paris from the Bellé Époque Through Revolution and War.
Bunin, Stravinsky, Chagall are russians who became very successful in Paris. A complex study of history, excellen written, researched.
An intriguing, superb lesson in history set in the nineteen hundereds this book paints a picture I greatly enjoyed, 5 stars.

After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Epoque Through Revolution and War
By Helen Rappaport

Ms. Rappaport’s newest book on the Romanov’s covers their adventures and experiences in Paris, both before and after the revolution. I found the chapters on what the exiles found when they arrived in Paris and how to coped with the drastic change in their circumstances to be both interesting and very sad.

I’ve read & enjoyed several books by Helen Rappaport and while I read After the Romanovs from cover to cover, I don’t feel it’s one of her better books. Her research is meticulous as always, and the scope of the book is impressive but there was almost too much information. Each chapter is chock full of Former Playboy Princes and Exiled Russian Aristocrats. So many that I often lost track of just who was who, who did what and who was where. I would have enjoyed the book more had the book consisted for fewer characters with more in-depth information on those characters as opposed to brief entries on a vast cast of characters.

Many thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC in return for an honest review

Helen Rapport has written another fascinating book of history.So much interesting details about life in Russia.I was completely absorbed in their world their time.Always a pleasure for a history nerd to read books by this brilliant author.#netgalley #st.martins

A very informative book about Russia after the Romanovs as well as a look at eastern Europe. This Russian history nerd enjoyed it.

After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque through Revolution and War by Helen Rappaport is a historical nonfiction book about the lives of the Russian Exiles in Paris primarily aristocrats, artist, and intellectual who escaped Russia during and in the aftermath of the Revolution. This book includes interesting information that focuses mainly on specific individuals with some information related to the exiles as a whole. As Russian history is not my main focus of study, though I do find it interesting, I had some trouble with names and who different people were but those with a better understanding of Russian history and culture shouldn't have this problem. For me I prefer accounts about the Romanovs themselves. I received an advanced review copy through Netgalley.

I love the Russian history and everything related to the Romanovs, no one does it better than Helen Rappaport and her latest book just add some more information on the after the Romanovs, like the title said... obviously! Ton of interesting facts, event, historical information and all of it very well written. If this subject interest you, than this is a book and an author that you must read!

After the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport is an excellent nonfiction that gives the reader a glimpse of the events, actions, and lives of the Russian elite, aristocrats, and royalty when they lived in and around Paris after during and after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

I have read several books by Ms. Rappaport and I have enjoyed every one of them. She has always impressed me with her knowledge, research, and wonderful ability of creating an engaging and fascinating narrative out of history and present it in a way that keeps me coming back for more. This is no exception.

I have always been fascinated by Russian History, especially the history of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Revolution of 1917, so I obviously wanted to read this book.

It was so interesting to see how such a vast array of men and women escape to a location that what once was a vacation destination and now was a city of exiles and escapees from Russia. Their lives dramatically changed in a lot of cases.

Some seemed to blend in better than others. Some seemed to adapt better than their counterparts. Some positive endings with second chances at life, some not. Plenty of examples, and even a list and explanation of names/people are added to help the reader. To me, this was utterly fascinating.

I highly recommend this for anyone interested in not just Russian history, but also WWI and WWII history as well.

5/5 stars

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