Alexei Romanov

ALEXEI & ME - historical novel for 9-14 year olds. 14 year old Alexei had two impossible burdens; heir to the 300 yr. Romanov dynasty AND hemophilia. The "Royal Disease" in the early 1900's had no cure (before the invention of hemoglobin) and was a death sentence by the early twenties.
The Tsar was in power by Divine Right and therefore the public could not be informed of this 'human' frailty. Only the Siberian peasant monk, Rasputin, had the mesmerizing power to staunch the flow of blood during Alexei's hemophilia attacks. The assassination of the entire family was the executed by Lenin, months after the Russian Revolution. Books are available at www.BestofBroadwayProductions. Author Greer Firestone firestone@delaware.net