Archaeologists have excavated a medieval frontier garrison in Mongolia, suggesting some monumental walls on the Eurasian ...

The first overthrew the Romanov dynasty. The second was the seizure of ... bringing independence to its 15 constituent republics (see map 6). Mr Putin has called this the biggest geopolitical ...

With revolution at home and catastrophic failure in the First World War abroad, the Romanov dynasty, which had celebrated its third century in power in 1913, came to a swift end. Bolshevik forces ...

It had formerly belonged to Empress Alexandra and then Empress Maria of the ill-fated Romanov dynasty and was acquired by the Duke after the 1927 Russian Imperial Sale at Christies. Queen Camilla ...

More than a century after the Russian Revolution, the downfall of the Romanov dynasty continues to fascinate and enthrall. The story itself, broadly familiar from popular treatments over the years ...

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa’s The Last Tsar offers compelling new perspective on Romanov dynasty collapse History Tsar Nicholas II Romanov with his son Tsarevich Alexei, circa 1915.

But it wasn’t the sword of fate that struck down Imperial Russia as much as its “blinkered faith in autocracy” and the inept leadership of Tsar Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Romanov dynasty. In ...

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The irony is that Catherine herself was a German-born princess who would go on to become one of the most influential Russian monarchs of the Romanov dynasty. Catherine did not rule effectively by ...

The No.13 ranked heavyweight contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Alexander Romanov is nothing less than a phenomenal fighter. A blessed heavyweight who can finish his opponents both ...

From 1613 until the Russian Revolution in 1917, Russia was ruled by tsars and tsarinas of the Romanov Dynasty. In total, there were 18 Romanov rulers, starting with Michael Romanov. Tsar Michael I ...

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