Fans of Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) For many centuries, fans remained a must-have item for ladies, particularly empresses, queens, grand...
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A lovely winter view of my favourite Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg . . . The falling snowflakes just...
This simple, yet elegant portrait (1901) of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960), hangs in the dining room of her former...
This ceremonial portrait of Emperor Nicholas II (1896) by Ilya Savich Galkin (1860-1915), has a very interesting story behind it...
On this day — 24th January 1919 — the Bolsheviks launched «Расказачивания» or «Decossackization», a campaign which most Russian historians...
Prince of the Imperial Blood Roman Petrovich (1896-1978), on the balcony of the Bristol Hotel in Nice. 1906. Prince Roman...
Winter in the Novo-Tikvinsky Convent, Ekaterinburg Snow-covered paths, trees covered in hoarfrost, early evening twilight reflect the silent beauty of...
George Mikhailovich Brasov was born in Moscow on 6 August (O.S. 24 July) 1910. He was the only child of...
9 beautiful watercolours of Livadia Palace and Gardens, painted by the palace architect himself Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov (1864-1939) Construction on...
The largely forgotten Belvedere Palace stands on a hill in the Meadow Park at Peterhof, overlooking the Gulf of Finland....
This photo of Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich with his tutors, is a particular favourite of mine. 1916 from left to right:...
On 13th November 2020, a memorial plaque in honour of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, was unveiled outside 718 Gerrard Street,...
