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23 hours ago · Early life Grand prince Alexander Nikolaevich, 1830 Born in Moscow, Alexander Nikolayevich was the eldest son of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia (eldest daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz). His early life gave little indication of his ultimate potential; until the time of his accession in 1855, aged 37, few imagined that posterity ...
- Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I (6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [O.S. 18...
- Assassination of Alexander II of Russia
On 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881, Alexander II, the Emperor...
- Ivan Emelyanov
Early life. Ivan Yemelyanov was born into an impoverished...
- Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya
Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (Russian: О́льга...
- Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
Early life. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich was born on 22...
- Alexander Soloviev
Alexander Konstantinovich Soloviev (Russian: Александр...
- Constitutional Reforms
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Tsarevich Nicholas
Early life Nicholas with his elder sister Alexandra, who...
- Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich
Early life Four brothers (from left to right: Alexander,...
- Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Early life Grand Duke Sergei with his parents and his...
- Nicholas I of Russia
23 hours ago · Peter I ( Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized : Pyotr I Alekseyevich, [note 1] IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [ O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, [note 2] from 1721 until his death in 1725.
4 days ago · A new portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, is drawing mixed reviews. The painting, by British Zambian artist Hannah Uzor, appears on the cover of Tatler ’s July issue. It portrays the ...
1 day ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
3 days ago · The eldest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, she was the middle sister of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. Growing up between Greece and Russia, the family resided in exile first in Switzerlands and later in Paris.
4 days ago · Book: Night of Stone: Death and Memory in Russia. Catherine Merridale. London, Granta, 2000, ISBN: 9781862073740. Reviewer: Professor Geoffrey Hosking. School of Slavonic & East European Studies. Citation: Professor Geoffrey Hosking, review of Night of Stone: Death and Memory in Russia, (review no. 229)
Follow Russia Beyond on Rumble. Central Asia became the arena of the ‘Great Game’ between the Russian and British empires. It was the arrival of the British in the region that, to a large ...
