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The Abdication of Czar Nicholas II Nicholas II

The Abdication of Czar Nicholas II

Czar Nicholas II signs the instrument of abdication on March 15, 1917  aboard the Imperial Train. From left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court Baron Wold…

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, the Royal Dressmaker Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, the Royal Dressmaker

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia was born on was born 18 April, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. She was the first child and only daughter of Grand Duke P…

The “Sweet and Lovable” Princess Alexandra of Greece, Grand Duchess of Russia Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia

The “Sweet and Lovable” Princess Alexandra of Greece, Grand Duchess of Russia

Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia. Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark shared a love match made in heaven with Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch o…

Twice a Grand Duchess: Victoria Melita Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Russia

Twice a Grand Duchess: Victoria Melita

Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna with her daughters Maria and Kira, c1913. Image from Wikimedia Commons Princess Victoria Melita was born on Novemb…

Militza and Anastasia: The Black Peril in the Russian Court Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

Militza and Anastasia: The Black Peril in the Russian Court

Towards the twilight of the rule of the Romanovs in Russia, two Slavic princesses reigned supreme as the most colorful figures in the Czar’s court. Grand Duche…

Militza and Anastasia: Russia’s Most Colorful Grand Duchesses Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

Militza and Anastasia: Russia’s Most Colorful Grand Duchesses

Towards the twilight of the rule of the Romanovs in Russia, two Slavic princesses reigned supreme as the most colorful figures in the Czar’s court. Grand D…

Militza and Anastasia: Montenegrin Princesses, Russian Grand Duchesses Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

Militza and Anastasia: Montenegrin Princesses, Russian Grand Duchesses

Towards the twilight of the rule of the Romanovs in Russia, two Slavic princesses reigned supreme as the most colorful figures in the Czar’s court. Grand Duche…

9 Facts About Catherine Palace castles and palaces

9 Facts About Catherine Palace

Image: Wikimedia Commons 1. In 1717, Peter the Great commissioned German architect Johann-Friedrich Braunstein to build a summer residence for her wife, …

11 Facts About Peterhof Palace, the Russian Versailles castles and palaces

11 Facts About Peterhof Palace, the Russian Versailles

Peterhof Palace is one of the grandest and most visited palace complexes in the world, hailed as the Russian version of France's Versailles and re…

Last Glimpses: Nicholas II and the Romanovs in Exile Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Last Glimpses: Nicholas II and the Romanovs in Exile

The Russian Imperial Family, c1913-1914. Image: Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons.  On the night of July 16-17, 1918, Nicholas Romanov, the former…

11 Chilling Facts about the Murder of the Romanovs Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

11 Chilling Facts about the Murder of the Romanovs

The Russian Imperial Family, c1913. Image: U.S. Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons 1. The Romanovs (Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Empress Al…

Alexander II: Russia's Czar Liberator Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II: Russia's Czar Liberator

Czar Alexander II (seated on the left) and his family. The future Czar Nicholas II is on the lap of his mother, the future Czarina Maria Feodorovna. Image: W…

Ivan the Terrible’s Military Arsenal Discovered Near Moscow with Shock You! Ivan IV of Russia

Ivan the Terrible’s Military Arsenal Discovered Near Moscow with Shock You!

A storehouse built in 16th century believed to be the arsenal of Russia’s Czar Ivan IV, who goes in the history as Ivan the Terrible,  was discovered in …

The Coronation of Nicholas and Alexandra of Russia Empress Alexandra of Russia

The Coronation of Nicholas and Alexandra of Russia

Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Moscow, May 26, 1906 - Nicholas II was crowned emperor of all the Russias with the most gorgeous ceremonies th…

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