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What happened to the Romanov family? - Study Sources A and B. Sources A and B give similar accounts. Does this mean they are reliable?
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... GCSE HISTORY COURSEWORK: What happened to the Romanov family? (a) Study Sources A and B. Sources A and B give similar accounts. Does this mean they are reliable? Grippingly, it is true that both Sources A and B give similar accounts as they are both different perspectives of the same information which comes from Judge Sergeyev who was the first investigator appointed of the Romanov family murder case by the Whites. He was a supporter of the Provisional Government which was got rid of by the Bolscheviks. Source A is an opinionated and subjective account from an American Newspaper whereas Source B is a generalised extract from Sir Charles's report to the British government. Both nations - America and Britain were against the Bolscheviks suspected of the murder of the Russian Royal Family so the reliability of both sources can be questioned in the context of its author and purpose, tone and














