ROMANOV FAMILY: FUN IN THE SNOW

ROMANOV FAMILY: FUN IN THE SNOW

Romanov family loved snow. Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Romanov family loved snow. Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Romanov family loved snow. Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the "snow tower"
Romanov family loved snow. Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the “snow tower”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE TSAR’S CHILDREN’S TEDDY BEAR?

teddy 1THE TSAR’S CHILDREN’S TEDDY BEAR? 

Recently I was contacted by a reader who had an interesting story.  He told me that his mother is a long time collector of antiques, and one of her acquisitions was an early Steiff bear that  belonged to the Tsar’s children. Both of them were able to meet with me, and I was able to meet the teddy, whose name is, appropriately Nicholas, in person!

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ANASTASIA ROMANOV: 1914 POSTCARD TO HER HESSIAN AUNT (RARE)

ANASTASIA ROMANOV: 1914 POSTCARD TO HER HESSIAN AUNT

1914 postcard from Anastasia Romanov to her Aunt Eleonor of Hesse
1914 postcard from Anastasia Romanov to her Aunt Eleonor of Hesse

This postcard was written by Anastasia Romanov to her aunt by marriage, Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse.  In 1914 Anastasia was 13 years old. “Aunty Onor” was the second wife of  Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse, Anastasia’s maternal uncle.

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ANNA ANDERSON: Anastasia Romanov Mystery Solved

ANNA ANDERSON: Anastasia Romanov Mystery Solved

by Tatiana Mehos

Above is the only known picture of Anna Anderson before her claim to be Anastasia Romanov. It was taken in 1916. She was 20 years old in this photo. Anastasia was 15 years old in 1916.
Above is the only known picture of Anna Anderson before her claim to be Anastasia Romanov. It was taken in 1916. She was 20 years old in this photo. Anastasia was 15 years old in 1916.

On the night of 17 February, 1920, a Polish factory worker attempted to end her dreaded life. For the next sixty four years, Anna Anderson would be one of the most talked about royal mysteries throughout the world. Fraulein Unbekannt, Frau Tchaikovsky, Anna Anderson, Mrs. Anastasia Manahan was the most well-known imposter of Russia´s Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova. For each memory of the last Imperial Family she remembered, a new flaw bloomed. For each time she refused to speak to ¨relatives,¨ questions were raised.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ANASTASIA ROMANOV. 15 FEBRUARY, 1916.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ANASTASIA ROMANOV. 15 FEBRUARY, 1916.

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov in 1916.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov in 1916.

Letter from Anastasia Romanov to Nicholas II:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ANASTASIA ROMANOV. 25 JANUARY, 1915.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS.  ANASTASIA ROMANOV. 25 JANUARY, 1915.

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov
Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov

1915 letter from Anastasia Romanov to Nicholas II:

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