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Aug 19, 2020 · Six of the *seven personal photo albums of Anna Vyrubova are today kept at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The albums contain about three thousand (!) photographs of the everyday life of Emperor Nicholas II and his family. [*Anna presented Album No. 1 to Queen Louise, who bequeathed it to Prince Ludwig.
- Life Before Abdication and Exile
- Damage to Their Official Residence
- In Exile
The House of Romanov was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. Tsar Nicholas II was the last Romanov ruler of Russia. He ruled from 1894 to his forced abdication in March 1917. In 1894, Tsar Nicholas II married Princess Alix of Hesse, who took the name Alexandra Feodorovna. Together, Nicholas and Alexandra had five children. Thei...
By early 1917, the Russian people had grown to distrust Tsar Nicholas II. During the February Revolution of 1917, the monarchy was overthrown and replaced by a Provisional Government led by Prince Georgy Lvov. After his abdication, Nicholas and his family were first held under house arrest at Alexander Palace, located near the town of Tsarskoye Sel...
The Romanovs remained in Tobolsk, Siberia, from August 1917 to May 1918. While in Tobolsk, the family lived in the Kuklin House (Governor’s Mansion) in considerable comfort. In May 1918, the family was moved to the city of Yekaterinburg, where they were kept in the Ipatiev House. Here, they were under close watch. The family could only speak Russia...
- 420 VOTES. Anna Vyrubova At The Beach With Grand Duchesses Tatyana And Olga. Anna Vyrubova (pictured at right) was a close friend of the royal family.
- 454 VOTES. Nicholas II And His Son Aleksei Near St. Petersburg. 454 votes.
- 429 VOTES. Tsarevich Aleksei Romanov With A Sheep. Aleksei, the heir to the Russian throne, was 13 years old when he and his family were executed.
- 514 VOTES. Anastasia And Her Father Goofing Around After Tennis. Anastasia was the youngest of Russia's grand duchesses.
Jul 17, 2018 · After the family was murdered, Anna, a close friend of the royal family, was able to flee Soviet Russia with six albums containing these photographs.
Sep 29, 2018 · Now, the Science Museum in London opened an exhibit about the Romanovs, called The Last Tsar: Blood and Revolution. The exhibition focuses on the role of science and medicine in the family’s lives and death. The exhibit includes rare artifacts and never-before-seen photographs of the family between the years of 1908 and 1918.
Jul 17, 2018 · To commemorate the anniversary, the Russian state archive’s #Romanovs100 project has released newly unearthed photos taken by the family members themselves.
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Sep 26, 2018 · A New Exhibit in London Showcases Rare, Previously Unseen Photos of the Romanov Family. The Science Museum's exhibition marks 100 years since the murders of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his...
