This seven minute colorized video footage makes the Romanov family members come to life!
ROMANOV FAMILY COUSIN: PRINCE OLEG KONSTANTINOVICH (1892-1914)
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich was the fourth son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (KR), born 27 November 1892 (N.S.).
In 1913 he graduated from school and was enrolled as cornet in the Hussars. From the first days of the war he served in the army in East Prussia. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY COUSIN: PRINCE OLEG KONSTANTINOVICH (1892-1914)
ROMANOV FAMILY IN ODESSA
ROMANOV FAMILY IN ODESSA
The City of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea, was founded by a decree of the Empress Catherine the Great in 1794. From 1819 to 1858 Odessa was a free warm water port, a southern “window to the west”. During the 19th century it was the fourth largest city in imperial Russia, after Moscow, St Petersburg and Warsaw.
Odessa was initially introduced to the west via “Battleship Potemkin” – the 1924 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein – where the famous “Odessa Steps” were immortalized in the baby carriage scene.
In early June of 1914, a few weeks before the breakout of the First World War, the Romanov family visited Odessa. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY IN ODESSA
ROMANOV REMAINS: INVESTIGATION REOPENED! UPDATE: EXHUMATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Criminal investigation into the deaths of Russian Imperial Family Romanov has been reopened
23 September, 2015.
Russian Investigative Committee reopened the criminal investigation of the deaths of the members of the Russian Imperial Family Romanov and their retainers. Read more ROMANOV REMAINS: INVESTIGATION REOPENED! UPDATE: EXHUMATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
ROMANOV FAMILY: THEIR MEALS
The Romanov family certainly attended a lot of formal dining occasions and teas. But their favorite way to eat was indeed casual dining, such as picnics with just the members of the immediate family and close friends. Even the food they preferred, Tsar Nicholas II in particular, was unpretentious and more similar to what the Russian peasants ate, rather than the nobility. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: THEIR MEALS
ROMANOV FAMILY: BATTLE OF BORODINO ANNIVERSARY
The Battle of Borodino occurred on 7 September, 1812 just outside of Moscow city gates. It is considered to be the bloodiest of all Napoleonic war battles. The French won it technically, but were not able to enter the ancient Russian capital city nor to destroy General Kutuzov’s army.
As part of 100th anniversary celebrations in 1912, the Romanov family arrived in Moscow. Emperor Nicholas II and his daughters visited the exhibition at the Museum of the Year 1812, in the halls of the Imperial History Museum. In late afternoon they headed to the Chistoprudny Boulevard to see the panorama of the Borodino battle. After a detailed review of the panorama, Nicholas II and the imperial party visited the Kremlin. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: BATTLE OF BORODINO ANNIVERSARY
