The Year of the last Romanovs – Murder of Rasputin
The unpopularity of Grigory Rasputin could only end in one way, his murder. Many people around him were suspicious when he received an invitation to […]
The Year of the last Romanovs (2018)
The Year of the Last Romanovs – Marriage of Nicholas and Alexandra
It was on 26 November (14 November O.S.) 1895 in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace that Tsar Nicholas II of Russia wed his […]
The Year of the Last Romanovs: Olga – The firstborn daughter
Born on 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1895 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Olga Nikolaevna or Ольга Николаевна in Russian was the eldest child of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of […]
The Year of the Last Romanovs: October Revolution
A key event in Russia in the year of the last Romanovs was the October Revolution which, coincidentally, was not in October at all according […]
The Year of the Last Romanovs: Elizabeth Feodorovna
Born on 1 November 1864, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was born in Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation; she was later known Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (or Елизавета […]
The Year of the Last Romanovs: Accession of Nicholas II
It was on 1 November (20 October O.S.) 1894 that the accession of Nicholas II took place in Russia upon the death of his 49-year-old […]
