Sir John Ratcliffe Jr. The Fatal Diamond of the House of Romanov (The Queen's Courier). Roman. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Ser Dzhon Retkliff ml. Rokovoy brilliant Doma Romanovykh (Kur'er tsaritsy). Roman. Riga, Gramatu Draugs, 1929, (2) p., and ends with its execution in July 1918. The events of the fall of the Provisional Government, resistance to the Bolsheviks in the cities, episodes of the Civil War, and an attempt to rescue the royal prisoners are beautifully described. SKUalb93060df05ddfe185.