2015 – Page 6 – The Romanov Family

November 30, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: STREET WHERE THEY WERE MURDERED IN EKATERINBURG WILL BE RENAMED

Ipatiev house or "House of Special Purpose" - the last residence of the Romanov family. — Ipatiev house or “House of Special Purpose” – the last residence of the Romanov family.

Members of the committee of the Ekaterinburg street naming decided to rename the street to Tsarskaya. On this street once stood the house of engineer Ipatiev once stood – where the entire Russian imperial family and their servants had been murdered in 1918. On the same spot the Cathedral on the Spilled Blood had been erected at the turn of the 21st century. The new street name is a tribute to the murdered Romanov family, according to participants of the meeting. The decision to rename the entire street or only a segment of it will be based on a survey of local citizens.

November 30, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

DIARY OF OLGA ROMANOV: SEPTEMBER, 1913.

DIARY OF OLGA ROMANOV: SEPTEMBER, 1913

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:

November 27, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: GRAND DUKE ALEXEI ALEXANDROVICH IN UNITED STATES

DID YOU KNOW that Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, brother of Tsar Alexander III and uncle of Nicholas II, visited numerous cities in the United States in 1871?

November 27, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ANASTASIA ROMANOV: 1916 LETTER TO NICHOLAS II

In early 1916, Grand Duchess Anastasia came down with bronchitis and had to stay in bed for a while. She continued writing letters to her beloved “Papa”

Letter from Anastasia Romanov:

November 27, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: TOMB OF ALEXANDER III WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY OPENED BY SOVIETS AFTER ALL.

ROMANOV FAMILY: TOMB OF ALEXANDER III WAS NOT OPENED BY SOVIETS AFTER ALL.

Tsar Alexander III, father of Nicholas II

Earlier this week, the tomb of Tsar Alexander had once again been opened at the Peter & Paul Cathedral, said a source familiar with the situation. Entrance to the Cathedral for the congregation was closed off and guarded by the police.

In recent weeks, preparations for the opening of the tomb of Alexander III were taking place. The opening began a few days ago. Samples of the remains of Russian Tsar Alexander III, father of Nicholas II, will be obtained and shipped from St. Petersburg to Moscow for genetic research as soon as possible.

November 25, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: “LITTLE [TURKEY] FARM IN TOBOLSK”

DID YOU KNOW that the Romanov family had a little farm in Tobolsk, complete with farm animals – including turkeys. I thought this would be an appropriate blog post today.