Below are the video “podcasts” made by me during my visit to Tsarskoe Selo in December of 2016. Travel through time with me and learn what the familiar places from pre-revolution photos look like today. Have a good trip!
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: TIME TRAVEL TO TSARSKOE SELO (VIDEOS)
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: TIME TRAVEL INTO THEIR WORLD
This is a familiar photo of Tsarevich Alexei in Alexander Park in 1917, and I only recently figured out that it was taken from the Children’s Island. Please watch the video below:
Read more TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: CHILDREN’S ISLAND PIER
I just love looking at “then and now” photographs of places that have survived the years intact, and almost unchanged and compare what they looked like… And I know many of you do too, so here you go! Read more ROMANOV FAMILY PLACES: THEN AND NOW
Across a canal from the west wing of the Alexander Palace is a tiny island – called the Children’s Island, complete with a miniature but fully real play house. The play house was originally built for the children of the first Tsar Nicholas in 1830, but was fully enjoyed by the last imperial children. The little island also contains a grave yard for the beloved imperial pets.
Read more TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: CHILDREN’S ISLAND
