#Tsarina Irina

[stromuprisahat]

Irina @Chernobog: My husband may be a trash, but he's ~my~ trash. Find yourself a loser of your own.

[ewa-jednak-chce-spac]

Congratulations to Anidala fans

Anakin and Padme won with Mirnatius and Irina in my one true ultimate shipping tournament and advanced to round three!

Mirnatius/Irina fans, don’t weep, because your ship remains awesome!

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Hello I am once again thinking about Irina making Chernobog swear not to harm those people who were hers and her taking on the mantle of Tsarina so fully even though originally she didn't want it that "hers" included the entire nation because she loved them enough goodbye

[miffy-junot]

Felix Yusupov on being trapped in Berlin at the outbreak of WW1

We arrived at Kissingen in July, where we found things most unpleasant. The Germans were all gloating over ridiculous stories about Rasputin which had been published in the newspapers and tended to throw discredit on the Tsar and the Tsarina. My father was extremely optimistic, but the news grew more alarming every day. Shortly after our arrival we had a telegram from the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaievna [Princess Anastasia of Montenegro], the wife of our future commander-in-chief [Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaievich], urging us to return home as quickly as possible if we wished to avoid being held up in Germany. On July 30 Russia answered the Austro-Hungarian attack on Serbia by decreeing a general mobilization. All Kissingen seethed with excitement. Crowds in the streets yelled and shouted insults at the Russians. The police had to be called in to restore order. It was clear that it was high time for us to leave, and we decided to go to Berlin. My mother was ill and had to be carried to the station on a stretcher.

Berlin was in a state of chaos. At the Continental Hotel where we were staying, the greatest confusion reigned. The morning after we arrived we were wakened at eight o'clock by the police, who had come to arrest us, together with our doctor, my father's secretary, and all our male servants. My father telephoned at once to the Russian Embassy, and was informed that everyone there was busy and that no one could be spared to attend to us. Meanwhile, about fifty of us were shut up in a hotel bedroom just about large enough to hold fifteen. We remained standing there for two hours, so tightly packed that we could not move. Finally we were taken to the police station where, after our papers had been examined and we had been addressed as "dirty Russian pigs," we were warned that any of us who had not left Berlin by six o'clock would be arrested. It was past five when I returned to the hotel. My family were in a frenzy, convinced that they would never see me again. Time pressed, a decision had to be taken. Irina telephoned to her cousin, Crown Princess Cecilie, who promised to speak to the Kaiser at once and give us an immediate answer. On his side, my father appealed for help to Sverbeeff, our ambassador: "Alas, my role here is over," said the latter. "I don't see what I can do for you, but come back to see me in the evening." As time was so short and we expected to be arrested at any moment, my father applied to the Spanish Ambassador, who had taken over the protection of Russian interests in Germany, and asked him to send one of his secretaries to see him. In the meantime, the Crown Princess telephoned to say that she was in despair, but could do nothing for us. She promised to come to see us, but warned us that the Kaiser considered us his prisoners and that his aide-de-camp would call on us, bringing a paper which we would have to sign. The German Emperor gave us the choice of three places of residence, and guaranteed that we would be treated with consideration. Upon which an official of the Spanish Embassy arrived, and we barely had time to explain the situation to him when the Kaiser's envoy was shown in. He solemnly drew a large sheet of paper covered with red seals from his briefcase, and handed it to us with a flourish. This paper stated that we promised to refrain from all political action and agreed to remain in Germany "forever." My poor mother nearly had a fit. She wanted to go and see the Kaiser in person. I gave the paper to the Spanish diplomat to read. "How can you be expected to sign such a piece of idiocy!" he exclaimed.. "Surely, there's some mistake. The clause should read 'for the duration of hostilities' not 'forever.' " After a short discussion, we requested the aide-de-camp to return with the corrected text next morning at eleven. My father went with the Spanish diplomat to see Sverbeeff. It was agreed that the former would ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs, von Jagow, to place a special train at the disposal of the Russian Ambassador, for members of the embassy and any of his compatriots who wished to leave the country. A list of the passengers would be sent him immediately. Sverbeeff assured my father that our names and those of our staff would be included in the list. He also told my father that the Dowager Empress of Russia and my mother-in-law, the Grand Duchess Xenia, had passed through Berlin that very day. On hearing that we were at the Continental Hotel, they had tried to get in touch with us, hoping that we could return to Russia with them. But it was too late; their own position had become critical, and the Imperial train was obliged to leave Berlin at once to escape the hostile demonstrations of a crowd which broke the windowpanes and tore down the blinds of the car in which Her Majesty sat.

Early next morning we went to the Russian Embassy and from there to the station, where we were to take the train for Copenhagen. No military or even police guard was detailed to accompany us, as is customary on the official departure of an ambassador, so that we were entirely at the mercy of a frenzied crowd who threw stones at us all the way to the station. It was a wonder we were not lynched. Several of the embassy staff, some of whom had their wives and children with them, were struck over the head with sticks; they were covered with blood, while others had had half their clothes torn off them. As our car was the last, we were luckily taken for servants and escaped unmolested. Our servants managed to join us a few moments before the train left; they had gone to the wrong station and in their panic had lost all our luggage on the way. My English valet, Arthur, who had remained at the hotel to give the impression that we were still there, remained a prisoner in Germany until the end of the war. We heaved a sigh of relief when the train moved out. Later we heard that the Kaiser's emissary reached the hotel shortly after our departure, and that when Emperor William learned that we had fled he gave orders that we should be arrested at the frontier. Fortunately the order arrived too late, and we crossed the frontier without further trouble. As for the unlucky aide-decamp, he paid for his failure in the trenches.

source: Lost Splendour by Felix Yusupov, chapter 20

[royalghoststories]

Tsar Alexander V and Tsarina Vasillisa of Schleswig-Holstein’s children—Grand Duchess Annika, Grand Duchess Elena, Tsarevich Oleg Alexander, Grand Duchess Irina and Grand Duchess Alexandra of Imperial Russia at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia 2 years before their assassination, circa 1916

[mythosblogging]

Inspired by her own family’s history as Lithuanian and Polish immigrants to America, Naomi Novik’s ‘Spinning Silver’ reimagines the fairy tale of ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ (amongst others) to create a vibrant and mysterious Polish-inspired fantasy world. In this world, only a silver-spinning Jew named Miryem, a Tsarina named Irina, and a debtor named Wanda can save the fictitious kingdom of Lithvas from falling to either fire or ice.

Miryem is the daughter of a moneylender – and a poor one. Her father’s generosity and unwillingness to actually claim back the money he lends has left their family destitute. With a harsh winter and her mother growing ill, Miryem takes up her father’s duty and his books, collecting the money her family is owed.

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Official Portrait of the Imperial Family of the Simanov Empire.

(Left to Right) Tsarevich Anatole Dimitrievich, Tsarina Irina Feodorovna, Grand Duke Ivan Dimitrievich, Tsar Dimitri Alexandrovich, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Dimitrievna.

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

Hi

I am curious who is your favorite possible or might have been possible get together(Partners) of each of OTMA+A?

Hi!!!!! Do you mean possible spouse? I think that is what you mean so i am going to answer that!

Olga: honestly i kind of would want her to have a dynastic marriage to secure her future but she wanted to stay in Russia and i think that if she left she would be in a whole different world. She would be away from her family and it would probably hurt her mental health. So if there was a non-Russian option i would choose someone in the British royal family (either David Prince of Wales or Prince Albert). For a Russian match i would probably say one of the Konstantinovich boys

Tatiana: i think that Tatiana would make a great queen. After all she was called “the governess” within her family so that says a lot about her leadership skills. A lot of people ship her with Alexander of Yugoslavia and i don’t really know a lot about him so he is not my first choice for a possible spouse but could be an option. Maybe a match with one of King Constantine of Greece’s children would be good and possibly becoming the Queen of Greece? But i also think that the top priority would be marrying Olga off to a powerful Prince or King so whatever choices Olga had and didn't choose i think they would be a choice for Tatiana.

Maria: i do ship Maria with Dickie (Lord Louis Mountbatten). He loved her a lot and if they were married i think that she would learn to love him. But in the Orthodox Church, the law says that you can’t marry first cousins and Maria and Dickie were first cousins. Nicholas took that rule very seriously and i don’t think he would bend the rule even if it was for his daughter. I think since Maria is also the third daughter, Nicholas would allow her to marry someone in the Russian Nobility as opposed to a prince. He has allowed that for Xenia Alexandrovna, Olga Alexandrovna and Irina Alexandrovna. And i also think Carol of Romania is an option. It was rumored that he loved her more than Olga so he could be an option. And Maria was very kind and i think that is she married into a foreign country then she would learn to adapt and learn to love her new country.

Anastasia: this is hard because i don’t think that marrying was ever Anastasia’s priority. I think that she would want to be an actress or a comedian or something that fits her funny personality. So maybe someone that also has a fun personality would be a good match for Anastasia. I am kind of thinking about Carol of Romania because he has something close to that personality and i think that they would learn to get along, but there is a significant age gap and i think that no one really imagined Anastasia to be queen of a country. Maybe Dmitri Pavlovich. He is funny and is not her first cousin! Even though there is an age gap he might be a good match! And like i said for Maria, she might be able to marry someone of lower class because she is the fourth daughter.

Alexei: i think that since alexei was going to be Tsar than he would’ve needed to marry someone that would fit the mold of Tsarina. I think that Olga or Elizabeth of Greece would be a good match because they were childhood friends and Alexei even said to Elizabeth that he loved her. I think that Ileana of Romania is too young and i think Nicholas and Alix would want Alexei to marry and produce children quickly because of his hemophilia. Maybe Vera Konstantinovna would be a good option. She was only 2 years younger than him and is Russian! I think that someone who is around his age would be a good match for him.

Thank you!!!!

[chernayavidua]

THIS FACE IS NOT YOUR OWN

basics

name: natalya alyanovna romanova

nickname(s): natasha, talya, tasha, tsarina

family: irina (mother, deceased), father (deceased), ivan petrovitch (adoptive father, alive / verse dependent)

aliases: the black widow, the slavic shadow, the red death

age: physically mid to late 30s / biologically 91

date of birth: december 13th

place of birth: russia

current residence: unknown

gender: cisgender woman— she/her

sexual orientation: bisexual

occupation: freelance spy, part-time avenger

marital status: divorced, single / verse dependent

education: moscow university

nationality: russian

citizenship: [redacted}

physical

eye colour: blue

hair colour: dark red / type 2b-2c waves

height: 5'7 | 170.18 cm

weight: 164 lbs | 74.8 kgs

build: long legs, has an hourglass figure. fit and athletics but with soft feminine curves.

faceclaim(s): jes.sica chas.tain and olga kuryl.enko

prominent features: jawline and high cheekbones

dominant hand: right but has become ambidextrous over the years

skills

languages: russian, english, spanish, french, arabic, american sign language, german, mandarin, japanese, chinese and latin (semi-fluent in a handful of others)

abilities: can lift up to 500 lbs, is a master acrobat, master martial artist, olympic level gymnast, exceptional vehicular driver, master tactician, exceptional hacker

weapons: dual gauntlets, assortment of knives, widow line, utility belt with gas pellets, glock. has decent marksmanship with a rifle at long range.

morality: she falls more toward chaotic good but does have lawful good tendencies. she is morally grey at best yet always does what she thinks is right. albeit her means to achieve it can be highly questionable.

habits: she will occasionally hum a melody she remembers and or a song on the radio she knows. has a tendency to wring her hands and individually crack her fingers when worried. can sometimes be seen idly pressing herself onto the balls of her feet and or trace an old ballet routine.

positive traits: resourceful, courageous, determined, independent, versatile, mature, precise, compassionate.

negative traits: moral ambiguity, cruel, dishonest, secretive, apathetic, dangerous.

strengths: loyalty, intelligence, exceptional leader, the ability to think on her feet, her ability to read people, her compassion for others.

notes on habits: she has other small quirks that show themselves when among close friends and loved ones (i.e wrinkling of her nose when laughing along with the occasional snort). due to the exceptional control over her body, the habits and small quirks can be changed depending on the situation and person she is with. notes on physique: the serum given to natasha was not a variant of the serum given to st*ve. it was its own serum. natasha is at optimum/peak human condition but she is not a sup.er sol.dier.

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[19catsncounting]

@ofekma Sent me the base meme, and I had to make it.

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(Sorry for the second gif, I just thought it'd be funny to use it)

[my-complicated-pairs]

Okay. So I've read Spinning Silver and I obviously like Mirnatius/Irina and Staryk/Miryem. However, I also saw a potential for an interesting dark villain x heroine ship there: does anyone think that Chernabog x Irina is a very intriguing concept to explore in fanfics? Obviously we may put Mirnatius between them as well, in the end Chernabog was possessing him ;P

[lilithsaur]

And then he gazed down at her, as though she were the most beautiful thing in the world :') 

[mercutiotakethewheel]

[freckledstarsbloom]

so, yeah, basically i loved. LOVED. Spinning silver by naomi notvik. Omg. Omgomgomg. I CANNOT. So good.

But here is the thing. Okay? Just-just.. *sigh*

...kiss.

[oursimanovempire]

Official portraits of Tsar Dimitri Alexandrovich and Tsarina Irina Feodorovna.