Imperial russia

the monument to the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty in the Novospassky monastery; statue of the first (Mikhail I) and last (Nicholas II) Romanov tsars at the Novospassky monastery in the southeast of Moscow.

Romanov family

These portrait photographs of Russia’s ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. St. Petersburg. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called “an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe… the scene of near-continuous murder, massacre, … Continue reading "Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903"

Portrait of Tsarevich and Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (1889), the future Emperor Nicholas II, by the artist Baron Ernst Friedrich von Liphart (1847-1932), Russified as Ernst Karlovich Lipgart. Lipgart painted at least six portraits of Russia’s last monarch, including several ceremonial portraits. This magnificent portrait is currently on display in the Twilight of the Gods…

Using unique technology that was developed in the 18th century, Russia's Imperial Porcelain Factory is today one of the main porcelain suppliers to Western Europe and the U.S.