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GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA AND PRINCESS IRINA: LOOK-ALIKE COUSINS

 

Of all the Romanov cousins, Grand Duchess Tatiana most resembled Princess Irina Alexandrovna, daughter of Nicholas II’s sister Grand Duchess Xenia. In some photographs the resemblance is startling! The two cousins even looked more alike than they looked like their own siblings. Princess Irina, who married the notorious Rasputin murderer, Prince Felix Yusupov, was about 2 years older than her look-alike cousin and unlike Grand Duchess Tatiana she survived the revolution and lived abroad until old age. Irina’s photographs in older age give us an idea of what Tatiana would have looked like had she not been tragically murdered at age 21. Read more GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA AND PRINCESS IRINA: LOOK-ALIKE COUSINS

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ROMANOV FAMILY IN FILMS

Many films based on the lives of the Romanov family were made since their death, both in Russia and the West. Below I attempted to include the stills from the most popular Romanov family films. Read about the lost Romanov family film made before their murder Fall of the Romanoffs. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY IN FILMS

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ROMANOV FAMILY: RUSSIAN ARK

 

RussianarkHave you seen the film RUSSIAN ARK ?   Basically this is a beautiful film history of Russia and the Romanov family. One of the remarkable things about this movie is that it was all shot at the Hermitage (The Winter Palace) in ONE single take in one night! Watch the full movie with subtitles: RUSSIAN ARK.  Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: RUSSIAN ARK

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ROMANOV FAMILY: PETER THE GREAT AND RUSSIAN STOUT

 

Tsar Peter the Great, a Romanov family member, was responsible for the creation of Russian Imperial Stout beer.
Tsar Peter the Great, a Romanov family member, was responsible for the creation of Russian Imperial Stout beer.

Tsar Peter I (The Great) was the most well travelled Tsar in Russia’s history. On his 1698 trip to England, Peter the Great, who loved the taste of stout beer, wished to take some back to Russia but realized it would spoil. His solution? Ask the London brewers to add more hops and alcohol to the stouts, which created a new beer style – the Russian Imperial Stout! Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: PETER THE GREAT AND RUSSIAN STOUT

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