The story of Czar Nicholas and the disappearance of the royal
family was a source of controversy for decades. Did they escape or
were they murdered? Smythe presents facts he assembled from two
diaries. He hoped to use Rescuing the Czar to set the record
straight. From his preface, "IF Rescuing the Czar" does no more
than set at rest the _fable_ of the "Romanoff Execution," it will
have done its work by characterizing the source and methods and
objects of its inspiration. If it raises the presumption of
generosity in quarters generally subject to suspicion, it will be
equally praiseworthy for expelling the darkness that has always
hovered around Imperial thrones. If it does nothing but portray the
dignified composure of Russian womanhood in the presence of
unspeakable affronts, it will have justified its publication by
adding to the diadem of virtue a few more jewels to glorify the
crest of motherhood. If it performs no other service than to place
upon the pale face of tragic possibility the red-pink blush of
romantic probabilities, it will have justified its presence in the
society of the learned by the sincerity of its purpose and the
candor of its appeal to the conscience of the world.
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