#Tsar Nicholas ii

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Royal Mothers + Piggybacks 🤍

[krasivaa]

A hilarious photo showing Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia climbing a hill made of snow, while her sister, Olga Nikolaevna is pushing her from the back. Her brother, Tsarevich Alexei, looks at the camera while one of his friends is pulling Nastya by the hand. Their father, Tsar Nicholas II, is looking from the side.

p.s. if anyone knows who the boy is pls write in the comments or dm me (@otmaaromanovas maybe you do tho?)

[the-last-tsar]

Alexei signing papers as Alix give a help.

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

It has now been 106 years since the Romanov murders.

"And death came, but death refused to separate those whom life had so closely bound together, and it took them all seven, united in one faith and one love. ...

" ... it is impossible that those of whom I have spoken should have suffered their martyrdom in vain. I know not when it will be, nor how; but one day or other, without any doubt, when brutality has bled itself to death in the excess of its fury, humanity will draw from the memory of their sufferings an invincible force for moral reparation.

"Whatever revolt may rankle in the heart, and however just vengeance may be, to hope for an expiation in blood would be an insult to their memory.

"The Czar and Czarina died believing themselves martyrs to their country: they have died martyrs to humanity. Their real greatness is not to be measured by the prestige of their Imperial dignity, but by the wonderful moral heights to which they gradually attained. They have become a force, an ideal; and in the very outrage they have suffered we find a touching testimony to that wonderful serenity of soul against which violence and passion can avail nothing and which triumphs unto death."

–Pierre Gilliard, Thirteen Years at the Russian Court

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Romanovs lookalikes

[peaceinthestorm]

Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927, Danish) ~ The Marriage of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, 26th November 1894, c. 1895-96

[Source: rct.uk]

[escapismsworld]

Tsar Nicholas II playing around with the princes of Greece and Denmark

1899

[fuckyeahhistorycrushes]

King George V is my biggest history crush, he was absolutely gorgeous. He had mesmerizing eyes, a perfect beard and an elegant style. And for me, George was MUCH BETTER LOOKING than big-head tsar Nicholas II

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

Romanov Rare Footage Analysis:

This footage was taken while the Romanov family was visiting Romania in 1914. In the foreground we see Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna bouncing up and down in a silly way. One might wonder why she is doing this. To find out we have to analyze this piece of rare footage.

Anastasia seems to be talking to someone in a white dress and a hat on. That person is who i believe to be Princess Marie “Mignon” of Romania (later Queen of Serbia). In the background of this footage we also see Queen Elisabeth of Romania (far right with baby Prince Mircea of Romania being held by someone), Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (talking with people), and Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna who we see towards the end of the clip holding what looks like a Brownie Box Camera which the Romanov family used to take pictures.

Now what are Anastasia and Mignon doing? My belief is that Mignon went to greet Anastasia by naturally curtsying (which was the correct protocol) and Anastasia also did the same thing at the same time. I think Anastasia was doing several small curtsies afterward to kind of make a joke out of the moment (hence the giddy bouncing we see in the footage). OTMAA always felt embarrassed or shocked when close members of their family, or anyone at all, treated them with their normal official rules that the protocol demanded (aka curtsying or using official titles). Anastasia probably wanted to break the ice in that moment or make a funny joke of the curtsying at the same time thing. Also we can see the two girls having a good laugh so that could also be why Anastasia is bouncing so much. In the end of the footage we see Tatiana come up to the two girls with her camera ready and it looks like she is going to take a picture of them. The following photo could be the one she took but I’m not sure that it is.

Here are some other photos from the day that this footage was taken:

[allthingsromanov]

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna taking a photo of herself at the Alexander Palace, 1913.

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Grand Duchess Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna and their evening dresses

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[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

@princesscatherinemiddleton’s Royal Fandom Summer 2024 Photo Challenge

Day 27: Favourite summer-themed photos of royals at Balmoral Castle

This is a series of footage clips containing several members of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, Prince Arthur of Connaught and his children, Princess Helena Duchess of Albany and her children, and also Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. This is sole of the first footage taken of most of these royals (except the Russian couple whose 1894 coronation was filmed) and is a perfect example of how the BRF vacationed at Balmoral (the location of the footage).

Source: National Library of Scotland

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Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with their eldest daughter Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaievna, 1896

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[roses-of-the-romanovs]

It's selfie time with the Romanovs!

[otmaaromanovas]

Another new photo - part of the famous Sevastopol photos

Featuring Tsar Nicholas, Alexandra Feodorovna, Olga Nikolaevna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, and Tatiana Nikolaevna in Sevastopol, May 1916. You may be familiar with the quite well known photos that were taken on the same trip, such as the one below.

Once again, the new photo was discovered by the wonderful Ilia, lastromanovs on flickr. Спасибо, Илия!