As time passed, what was one to do with the former Imperial family? At first, life went on as normally as could be expected. The family went out into the park together as loitering soldiers snickered as they went passed. The family planted a vegetable garden, and Nicholas began sawing up dead trees in the [read more]
The majority of the members of the church commission dealing with the so-called “Yekaterinburg remains”, or the remains of the last Tsarist family, are convinced that the executed of the family was a ritual murder, according to Bishop Tikhon. “We take the ritual murder theory most seriously. The significant part of the commission has no [read more]
In my previous article, I have discussed the early years of Empress Maria Feodorovna. Now, this article will focus on her years as Empress. The death of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna marked the end of the age of Imperial Russia. She had lived fifty years of her life in Russia and had gained the love [read more]
The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna’s life was often marked by tragedy. She was from a junior branch of Denmark royalty, who suddenly found herself as a daughter of the king. Three of her siblings became kings and queens. While she had a few suitors that vied for her hand, Maria Feodorovna’s most illustrious suitor was [read more]
The footage from the video above shows a secret 500-year-old spy chamber, which was underneath a street in Moscow. Archaeologists say the room the room was built by Elena Glinskaya, the mother of Ivan the Terrible. The room is thought to have been used to eavesdrop on the enemy with a special acoustic effect. It was [read more]
Elena was born circa 1510 as the daughter of Prince Vasili Lvovich Glinsky and Princess Ana Jakšić. She was married to Vasili III of Russia on 21 January 1526, and reportedly she was chosen by Vasili for, “the beauty of her face and her young age.” To marry Elena Vasili had to divorce Solomonia Saburova and she was forced [read more]
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