Imperial russia

These rare photos were taken by photographer Karl Kubesh in the Winter Palace, the imperial residence of Tsar Nicholas ӀӀ.

120 years ago, on May 26, the last Emperor of Russia Nicolas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna were crowned. RBTH gathered rare photos of the...

The Russian royal family had numerous palaces, mansions and dachas (summer houses) throughout Russia (and what is now, in some cases, abroad) and many of them are veritable architectural masterpieces. After the change in government, all of them were nationalized into state property, but there are still some you cannot get into.

Posts about Imperial Russia written by klimbim2014

Maria Feodorovna, Tsarina of all the Russias, was born princess of Württemberg on October 25, 1758. She was the second wife of Tsar Paul I, who fought against Napoleon Bonaparte, when the latter began to expand the egalitarian tenets of the French Revolution militarily to the rest of Europe. Among her numerous accomplishments, Tsarina Maria […]

Tsarskoe Selo is one of the most known museums in St Petersburg. Read the post to discover must-see places and hidden gems of Tsarskoe Selo!

In Darmstadt, 1899. From the top: Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (?), Gra…

Nicolas II of Russia was the last Emperor of Russia, whose reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire. He and his family were brutally executed by the Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918. He began his...

The tragic story of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife and children has been told and retold on countless occasions, numerous books have been written and film adaptations have been made. Nicho…