ROMANOV FAMILY: RARE FOOTAGE OF RIGA CELEBRATIONS, 1910

 

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia in 1910.
Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia in 1910.

 

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in 1910
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in 1910

 

 

Grand Duchesses Olga, Maria and Anastasia with ladies in waiting on The Standart in 1910.
Grand Duchesses Olga, Maria and Anastasia with ladies in waiting on The Standart in 1910.

 

 

 

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ROMANOV FAMILY REMAINS: BURIAL CEREMONY (1998)

 ROMANOV FAMILY REMAINS: BURIAL CEREMONY (1998)

In hopeful anticipation that the Romanov family will be reunited in burial sooner rather than later, here are some footage excerpts from their 1998 burial ceremony at  Peter & Paul Fortress in St Petersburg.   May the two children join their family soon, as I am sure all of them would have wanted!

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ROMANOV FAMILY PLACES: THEN AND NOW KEEPSAKE ALBUM

ROMANOV FAMILY PLACES: THEN AND NOW KEEPSAKE ALBUM

Everyone loves “then and now” photographs. Here is another digital “keepsake” album dedicated to the places associated with the Romanov family.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: OTMA KEEPSAKE ALBUM

ROMANOV FAMILY: OTMA KEEPSAKE ALBUM

I created this digital keepsake album for OTMA Romanov, much like the ones they used to often make themselves. Hope you enjoy!

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ROMANOV FAMILY: BOOKS THEY LEFT BEHIND (EKATERINBURG)

ROMANOV FAMILY: BOOKS THEY LEFT BEHIND (EKATERINBURG)

As a librarian, of course this topic is of great interest to me: which books did the Romanov family bring into exile with them and what did they read during their dreary days of captivity? About 10 years ago, in 2005, I was very fortunate to have the chance to work with the Romanov family books directly – when I did an internship at the Rare Book Department of The Tsarskoe Selo Museum. Their collection consisted of numerous books, many of which had inscriptions of the Romanov family members in them. I will do another story on those later! Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: BOOKS THEY LEFT BEHIND (EKATERINBURG)

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