Step one: Erase everything you may have internalized from the movie "Anastasia." Step two: Watch "The Last Czars" on Netflix.
In 1903, the Romanovs, Russia’s last and longest-reigning royal family, held a lavish costume ball. It was to be their final blowout, and perhaps also the “last great royal ball” in Europe, writes the Vintage News. The party took place at the Winter Palace in St.
This summer palace was designed in the Italian style and ended up being the last residence built for the Russian imperial family, the Romanovs. It was the site of many significant events, such as the Yalta Conference, where leaders of the Allied forces met in 1945. RBTH explores the rich history of Livadia Palace, the southernmost home of Russian royalty.
The execution of the Romanov family marked the end of imperial rule in the Soviet Union, and the details are quite gruesome.
The one true love of the last Emperor of Russia.
The execution of the Romanov family marked the end of imperial rule in the Soviet Union, and the details are quite gruesome.
The one true love of the last Emperor of Russia.
The execution of the Romanov family marked the end of imperial rule in the Soviet Union, and the details are quite gruesome.
In 1903, the Romanovs, Russia’s last and longest-reigning royal family, held a lavish costume ball. It was to be their final blowout, and perhaps also the “last great royal ball” in Europe, writes the Vintage News. The party took place at the Winter Palace in St.
Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered. On 13 July 1918, Alexei was finally well enough to take a bath. Alexandra spent yet another day lying in bed with pains in her back. Alexandra could hear the shots that were being fired just outside the Ipatiev House to crush a demonstration. [read more]
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Thanks to some on-point hair, make-up, and costumes, these actors came close to mirroring the real last Czars.
120 years ago, on May 26, the last Emperor of Russia Nicolas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna were crowned. RBTH gathered rare photos of the...
The one true love of the last Emperor of Russia.
The best recommendations on what to read after you see Anastasia, the best Romanov reading list to get your royal reading fix!
A vintage drawing of the last Russian Imperial family
The House of Romanov ruled over Russia for over three hundred years, from 1613 until 1917. Some of the most famous Russian rulers were from the House of Romanov: Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and the notorious Nicholas II, the last of the Russian tsars. Under Nicholas II’s rule,…
The end of the 19th century was a romantic time. Within a few short years, technology and society had changed dramatically, and the royal families which ruled the world from palaces across Europe were struggling to adapt - some more successfully than others.To many, the fall of one family in particular symbolizes the end of an era of princes, princesses, castles and kings. Their tragic story carried with its implications for the entire world, but thanks to their love of photography, we can catch glimpses not only of their royal lifestyle and fall from grace, but also of recognizable moments of humanity, humor, compassion and love.In 2018, we commemorated exactly 100 years since the execution of the Russian Royal Family — the Romanovs — whose dramatic story still captivates the imagination of people around the world today.Read on to discover who the last monarchs of the Russian Empire were, how they lived, and how they faced the world as it changed around them.
New, very high quality footage of the last Romanov family: Tsar Nicholas, Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Marie, Anastasia, and Alexei. In the footage we can see Olga showing...
The House of Romanov ruled over Russia for over three hundred years, from 1613 until 1917. Some of the most famous Russian rulers were from the House of Romanov: Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and the notorious Nicholas II, the last of the Russian tsars. Under Nicholas II’s rule,…
The Last Czars on Netflix is a sweeping documentary epic — and it really gets the Romanov family right.
Nicholas and Tatiana in Hesse on Deviantart
Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya was born on 9 July 1880 (O.S. 27 June) as the daughter of Sergei Alexandrovich Sheremetevsky and Julia Vyacheslavovna Sventitskaya in the outskirts of Moscow. Her parents lived in a rented apartment beside the Kremlin until Natalia was one year old. Over the next ten years, the family would move six times. Her father [read more]
The last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia
Explore the haunting last photos of the Romanov family, capturing the family's final days. Delve into the mystery and tragedy that still fascinates the public today.
The one true love of the last Emperor of Russia.
