The whereabouts of the remains of the Romanov family was shrouded in mystery for decades until the fall of the Soviet Union.

King George V appeared to regret not helping his cousin Tsar Nicholas II and his family escape Russia and their eventual death. When he learned of the death of the Romanovs and their five children, ...

On May 26, one of the most far-reaching events in world history took place in 1896, when Tsar Nicholas II was crowned ruler ...

Nicholas II lost his throne, his empire, and eventually his life after a chain of disastrous decisions. This video shows how Russia slid from absolute monarchy into revolution, war, and collapse. From ...

Editorial: Former tsar Nicholas II and his family shot at Ekaterinburg, in the Urals, by the order of the local Soviet Bones found by Russian builder finally solve riddle of the missing Romanovs ...

What’s so bad about having a mentally deficient ruler? Surely the ruler’s advisors can make wise decisions and tell him what to say? When I hear such reasoning, I think of Tsar Nicholas II, his sad ...

More Russian than this it does not get: Tsar Nicholas II had renowned Fabergé designer Alma Pihl craft the egg for his mother, the Dowager Empress, as an Easter present in 1913. Here, the backstory.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Obverse Image: Portrait of Nicholas ...