“The Romanov Royal Martyrs: What Silence Could Not Conceal”
Authored by St. John the Forerunner Monastery (multiple researchers and contributors)
This post is out of sequence in my reading journey; it was prompted by a conversation elswwhere which I will link in the comment in due course. I am posting as a bookmark for related books, articles, videos and conversation in the comments …
The book is promoted at this site:
https://www.romanovs.eu/
It has an accompanying video channel …
https://www.youtube.com/c/RomanovRoyalMartyrs/videos
(From Australia it can be ordered at the following bookstore in Sydney - my correspondence was with Maria Louran …)
https://www.apostlepaulbookstore.org.au/
The book was a centennial (2018) project and the authors also have their own dedicated YouTube channel (link above) which features readings and segments from the book. This video features an amazing gallery of photographs (colourised by Olga Shirnina).
Eternally Living Past | Photo Tribute
Another of the more moving segments is the story of Elisabeth Feodorovna:
Elisabeth Feodorovna | Revealing the Depths of a Noble Heart
I stumbled across this on-line (read-only) copy
Major chapter titles:
PART I: In the Path of Love
CHAPTER I - LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDS
CHAPTER 2 - AT THE HEIGHT OF GLORY
CHAPTER 3 - THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS
CHAPTER 4 - MARCH TO THE END
PART II: In the Path of Blood
CHAPTER 5 - CAPTIVITY
CHAPTER 6 - THE CHAPTER OF BLOOD
PART III: In the Words of the Saints
(various personal testimonies)
The Royal Martyrs in Their Own Words
Here is another link illustrating the profound reverence and regard with which the Russians hold their Royal Martyrs.
• Profound Examples of Holiness: The Royal Martyrs in Their Own Words and Through The Words of Those Who Knew Them
https://narod.pravoslavie.ru/87477.html
Russian Faith
Russia Insider often re-posts articles from its daughter site “Russian Faith”
https://russia-insider.com/en/russian-faith-1
where we also see articles like
• Why the Martyred Tsar Nicholas II Is One of the Most Important Figures Ever
• Two Russian Airports Renamed in Honor of Saints (Tsar Nicholas II and St. Olga)
… and so on
[The latter event was carried out by Presidential decree just last year and you will notice the title “Saint” in front of Olga’s name – see more below.]
Dave Curry explains the “Russian Faith” site
• Intro to Russian Faith – Dave Curry (a promo)
https://russian-faith.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNAyzbxDMxc