The department of information policy of the Sverdlovsk region reports that a pilgrimage route is set to open on the 100th anniversary of the murders of Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four children. “It is expected that the route will pass through Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kirov, Perm, Ekaterinburg and Tobolsk,” they said [read more]
The footage from the video above shows a secret 500-year-old spy chamber, which was underneath a street in Moscow. Archaeologists say the room the room was built by Elena Glinskaya, the mother of Ivan the Terrible. The room is thought to have been used to eavesdrop on the enemy with a special acoustic effect. It was [read more]
Elena was born circa 1510 as the daughter of Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky and Princess Ana Jakšić. She was married to Vasili III of Russia on 21 January 1526, and reportedly she was chosen by Vasili for, “the beauty of her face and her young age.” To marry Elena Vasili had to divorce Solomonia Saburova and she was forced [read more]
Representatives of the Romanov family are hoping to bury the remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria soon. Prince Rostislav Rotislavovich, a great-great-grandson of Emperor Alexander III, said, “”Together with other relatives, I participated in the last few days in Copenhagen in funeral of the head of the family, Prince Dimitri Romanov, a wonderful [read more]
Ekaterina, or Katya as she was known, was born in Moscow, Russia in 1847. Her parents were ex-cavalry captain Mikhail Dolgorukov and his wife, Vera Vishnevskaia. Katya was of high birth, her ancestor had founded Moscow in 1147, and her direct Dolgorukov family line was an ancient noble line which could be traced back the [read more]
Marina Mniszech was born around 1588 as the daughter of Jadwiga Tarło and Jerzy Mniszech. All we know from her early youth is that she was taught to read and write, as well as singing, dance and embroidery. Around 1604 she met False Dmitriy I, a man who pretended to be the son of Ivan [read more]
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