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1. An Open Letter to Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess

Her pen pal was purportedly the daughter of the Last Tsarevich, who of course lived in Queens.

Tags: romanovs, tsars
2. Say What?! Britain Had Plan to Smuggle Last Tsar's Family Out

Newly declassified documents show that the British government intended to save the last Romanov.

Tags: Revolution, world war i, imperial russia, britain, romanovs, nicholas ii
3. Weak Stomachs, Romanov Reboot, and Ciao to 2021

In this week's Odder News: the weirdest New Year's show ever, the most eco-friendly person ever, and great news for Russia's orphan care system.

Tags: romanovs, milla jovovich, sobyanin, New Year, new year's eve, urgant, orphanage
4. Death of an Empress

Empress Elizabeth Petrovna breathed her last in December of 1761, in her St. Petersburg palace. By any standard, Peter the Great’s second daughter had lived an unusual life.

Tags: romanovs, tsarina, elizabeth
5. A Rare Royal Romanov Wedding

A wedding fit for a Romanov went down in St. Petersburg on the first of October.

Tags: nicholas ii, romanovs, royals, royalty, St. Isaac's, weddings
6. The Emperor Has No Clothes

Unexpected nude photos of Nicholas II appeared online last week, causing quite a stir, despite being more than a century old.

Tags: Internet, history, photography, tsar nicholas, romanovs
7. Tiger Queen: The Incredible American Odyssey of Rasputin's Daughter

The life of Rasputin's daughter, Maria, was full of twists and turns almost as dramatic as her father's, and took her deep into the American heartland.

Tags: animals, romanovs, united states, history, rasputin
8. TBT: Ivan Susanin Does His Thing

On this day in 1613, a peasant saved the tsar by leading Polish troops into the woods. Or did he?

Tags: romanovs, poles, susanin
9. The Epic, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Best of Russian History

Russian history is interesting. Not always beautiful, not always glorious, but almost always... interesting.

Tags: war, alexander nevsky, st. petersburg, navy, rasputin, romanovs, history
10. "The Last Czars" is a Disgrace to Russian History

“The Last Czars” is a wolf in sheep’s clothing: disingenuous, deceitful hagiography masquerading as history.

Tags: rasputin, reviews, documentaries, alexandra, tsar nicholas, romanovs

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