Colorist, professor, and historian of the Romanov dynasty Olga Shirnina is bringing photos from the Romanov costume ball of ...

What’s so bad about having a mentally deficient ruler? Surely the ruler’s advisors can make wise decisions and tell him what to say? When I hear such reasoning, I think of Tsar Nicholas II, his sad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the first episode of The Last Czars, a new docuseries about the end of the Romanov dynasty, there's a scene where the camera ...

Nicholas II And Family Canonized For 'Passion' Russian Orthodox Church cannonizes Czar Nicholas II and his immediate family for their 'humbleness, patience and meekness' when they were imprisoned and ...

July 17 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1918, Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family were killed by Bolsheviks who had held them captive for two months. Though the whereabouts of their bodies was ...

Quote of the Day: Nicholas II, Russia's last emperor, saw his rule end amid unrest. His reign concluded with the fall of the ...

Tsar Nicholas II’s favorite palace—the home to which he retreated after he abdicated the throne—was one of the Romanov’s most beloved residences. Its rooms were filled with books, art, and treasures ...

Over a century ago, Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia. As the wealthiest man in the country, Nicholas II was afforded every luxury available, one being his very own train. Equipped with 10 ...

Ocean X recovered 900 bottles of alcohol from a 102-year-old shipwreck. Ocean X Ocean explorers have salvaged 900 bottles of booze from a ship sunk in the Baltic Sea while on its way to restock Tsar ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Obverse Image: Portrait of Nicholas ...

Revolution came to Russia in February 1917, and a month later Nicholas II, emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, abdicated his throne to become plain Nicholas Romanov. With revolution at home and ...