ROMANOV FAMILY: ALEXANDER PALACE AND PARK

ROMANOV FAMILY: ALEXANDER PALACE AND PARK

The Alexander Palace Palace prior to the revolution – primary residence of the Romanov family

The Alexander Palace, still being restored at the time of this writing, is one of the original imperial structures that survived World War II and the Nazi occupation of the Town of Pushkin. Commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great in 1792, it was given by her as a wedding gift to her favorite grandson, the future Tsar Alexander I. The last Russian imperial family chose this unassuming, relatively small palace as their permanent residence in the early 20th century. It was here where they were placed under house arrest when the Russian revolution broke out in 1917 and Nicholas II was forced to abdicate.

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RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHESSES IN CONSTANTZA (1914 FOOTAGE)

RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHESSES IN CONSTANTZA (1914 Footage)

Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Olga.
Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Olga.

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GRAND DUCHESS MARIA NIKOLAEVNA WITH BABY (FOOTAGE)

GRAND DUCHESS MARIA NIKOLAEVNA WITH BABY (FOOTAGE)

Grand Duchess Maria holding the Romanian baby.
Grand Duchess Maria holding the Romanian baby.

 

All the Romanov sisters loved little children and babies, but Grand Duchess Maria probably did most of all. In this video you can see that she couldn’t wait for the photographer to finish his job so she could come over to Olga and take the baby from her arms.

 

 

 

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