TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: FEODOROVSKY CATHEDRAL

TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: FEODOROVSKY CATHEDRAL

Feodorovsky Cathedral

In the distance, floating above treetops one can see the golden dome of the Feodorovsky Cathedral. As you walk through the tree-lined alley, the cathedral emerges.

Feodorovsky Cathedral was consecrated in 1912 and restored to its pre-revolutionary glory in 2005. Above the parish entrance are the icons of Nicholas and Alexandra and the icon of St Seraphim of Sarov, the last Tsar’s and Tsarina’s favorite saint. Icons of the imperial couple and St Seraphim of Sarov at the parish entrance to the cathedral

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TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: CHILDREN’S ISLAND PIER

TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: CHILDREN’S ISLAND PIER

Tsarevich Alexei in 1917

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:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV- 8 APRIL, 1915.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV- 8 APRIL, 1915.

Maria Romanov with her sister Anastasia.
Maria Romanov with her sister Anastasia.

1915 Letter from Maria Romanov to her “Papa”:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV; NICHOLAS II- 21 MARCH, 1913.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV; NICHOLAS II- 21 MARCH, 1913.

Maria Romanov at her lesson.
Maria Romanov at her lesson.

From the 1913 diary of Maria Romanov:

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