#Romanov Dynasty

[teenageascetic]

"I took this step only out of deep faith and I feel that I must appear before God with a pure and believing heart. […] You say that the outward brilliance of the church fascinated me. In this you are wrong. Nothing external attracts me, and not worship - but the foundation of faith. External signs only remind me of the internal.”

-Saint Elizabeth the new martyr in a letter to her father asking for his blessing to convert to the Orthodox faith.

#books #history #literature #religion #theology #mysticism #esotericism #orthodox #christian #christianity #orthodox christian #orthodox church #orthodox christianity #russian orthodox #russian saint #russia #romanov dynasty #romanov family #grand duchess elizabeth #saint elizabeth #monarch #monarchy #religious #religious art #religious quote #martyrs #martyr

[alice-and-ethel]

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova

❈ “We swung on the swing; boy, did I laugh when I fell off so splendidly!” ◦ “I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.” ◦ “Goodbye. Don’t forget me.” • Anastasia (various sources)

❈ “My favorite goddaughter was she indeed! I liked her fearlessness. She was a fearful tomboy. And what a bundle of mischief!” • Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna

❈ “Anastasia Nicolaevna was the originator of all mischief, and was as witty and amusing as she was lazy at her lessons. She was quick and observant, with a keen sense of humour, and was the only one of the sisters who never knew the meaning of shyness. Even as a baby she had entertained grave old men, who were her neighbors at table, with her astonishing remarks.” • Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden

❈ “Her French accent was excellent, and she acted scenes from comedy with remarkable talent. ... Ingenuousness and utter simplicity were the most characteristic qualities of Anastasia Nicolaievna. She was the imp of the whole house, and the glummest faces would always brighten in her presence, for it was impossible to resist her jokes and nonsense. [S]he was aflame with life and animation.”  • Pierre Gilliard 

❈ “The youngest Grand Duchess might have been composed of quicksilver, instead of flesh and blood; she was most amusing, and she was a very clever mimic. She saw the humorous side of everything, and she was very fond of acting.” • Lili Dehn

#historicwomendaily #anastasia nikolaevna #historyedit #anastasia #anastasia romanov #romanov #otma #russian history #imperial russia #grand duchess anastasia nikolaevna #women's history #women in history #romanov dynasty #twentieth century #well I don't love it and it's late BUT. finally done! #a whole year later lol #now I might redo maria's bc it's my least fave

[kaiserrreich]

Empress Alexandra of Russia, having her likeness modeled in clay, three years before the revolution of 1917.

Source & colorization credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ColorizedHistory/comments/9h2q7x/empress_alexandra_of_russia_having_her_likeness/

#oldschoolcool #tsarina alexandra #empress alexandra feodorovna #princess alix of hesse #russian monarchy #russia #monarchy #tsardom of russia #romanov dynasty #romanov family #romanovs #antique

[melinoyart]

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia

and now for something completely different...

the gap in quality between my basic referenced stuff vs pieces that are more imagination based really bothers me sometimes, but i suppose it's just a muscle that i have to exercise more if i want to get better at it. also stop being so lazy/impatient and put in the work. ugh...effort

#the srgb conversion really screwed me over on this one #my art #maria nikolaevna #romanov dynasty #romanov family #romanov sisters #otma

[tiny-librarian]

Portrait of Maria Feodorovna in a purple court gown, done by Vladimir Makovsky in 1912.

#Vladimir Makovsky #maria feodorovna #dagmar of denmark #romanov #imperial russia #tsarina #romanov dynasty #long live the queue

[krasivaa]

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia on the Imperial yacht Standart, 1912.

#olga nikolaevna #grand duchess olga #romanovs #house of romanov #romanov dynasty #standart #the imperial yacht #imperial yacht standart #russian imperial family #russian royalty #imperial russia #russian empire #rossiya #russia #1910s #1912 #grand duchesses #she's 🥰😍

[loiladadiani]

IMPERIAL DOG ALERT

Great photo of Tsar Nicholas II’s Collie, Iman.

#russian history #romanov dynasty #Nicholas II #iman

[alexandminnie]

Imperial Pet Alert: Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s dog: EIRA

I finally stumbled upon a good picture of him (the few mentions of Eira I have read say that “he” was a male “Scotch Terrier” who adored his mistress, as she adored him) but liked to bite everybody else’s heels.

If you start looking carefully at some of Alexandra’s photos from this time period, you will be able to identify the unobtrusive ball of fur nearby. I have posted some of those here and there.

Here we see Eira in full possession of his mistress’ chair, apparently not bothered by the camera but obviously impatient to get the whole nonsensical exercise over.

#Eira #Imperial pets #Imperial pet alert #Empress Alexandra Feodorovna #Emperor Nicholas II #Romanov dynasty #imperial russia

[dirafames]

woman's version of the roman empire

#romanov dynasty #lana del rey #the silence of the lambs #sylvia plath #female hysteria #hannibal #ethel cain #kafkaesque #ultraviolence #red academia #lobotomy chic #woman moment #this is what makes us girls #female rage #the sacred feminine #me and the devil #twin peaks #the secret history #dead poets society #david lynch #delusional #divine female #femme fatale #female manipulator #just girls being girls #its me im girls #anastasia romanov

[sadboyjacinter]

i wake up, think abt the implications of what it means to be part of the romanov dynasty, debate ruining my mental health by rewatching nimona, fall to my knees in agony over riku and sora and how they are bound to each other in ways that cannot be described, cry over jacinter fanart, and then go to bed. every. single. day.

#anastasia romanov #romanov dynasty #romanovs #nimona 2023 #nimona #nimona film #riku #sora #soriku #kingdom hearts #kh #kh riku #kh sora #jacin clay #winter hayle blackburn #jacinter #the lunar chronicles #tlc

[a-fieldjournal]

anastasia [1997]

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#anastasia #anastasia 1997 #meg ryan #john cusack #cinematography #film #movie recommendation #cinema #movie #movies to watch #90s #90s movies #90s aesthetic #1990s #david newman #princess anastasia #romanov dynasty #anastasia romanov #the romanovs

[rewrite-starsss]

Once, when the Grand Duchesses were swimming with their father in the Crimea, little Anastasia (then five) was sucked under water by a wave. When she did not resurface, Nicholas dove into the water and managed to grab her hair and pull her to safety. He was so upset by this near miss that he had a canvas pool constructed for the children to swim in instead.🫶🏼

#romanov dynasty #anastasia romanov

[kaiserrreich]

I have to share this fic... it's really good. Alexei II by Cribman // link

Summary: Instead of abdicating for his younger brother, Nicholas II is instead pressured to abdicate in favour of his underage and haemophiliac son, Alexei. With Russia in the midst of a revolution during a war against the brutal onslaught of the Central Powers. The new provisional government must work with the new Tsar and his regent to heal the fractured empire before more damage can be done. With their popularity damaged almost to the point beyond repair. The senior members of the House of Romanov must begin to embrace political reforms to survive the turbulence that is surely to come.

#russian revolution #alt history #romanovs #romanov dynasty #romanov family #tsar nicholas ii #princess alix of hesse #alix of hesse #alexei nikolaevich #tsardom of russia #tsarevich alexei #fanfic #empress alexandra feodorovna #tsarina alexandra #otma #olga nikolaevna #tatiana nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #anastasia nikolaevna #ao3 fanfic #fic rec #naotmaa #otmaa #maria feodorovna #empress maria feodorovna #princess dagmar of denmark #alexander kerensky #pavel milyukov #eugene botkin

[rylhistory]

-Alexei Nikolaevich

Alexis, Russian in full Aleksey Nikolayevich, Aleksey also spelled Aleksei, (born August 12 [August 25, New Style], 1904, Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, Russia—died July 17, 1918, Yekaterinburg), only son of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, and the tsarina Alexandra. He was the first male heir born to a reigning tsar since the 17th century.

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The beaming father wrote in his meticulously kept diary: “An unforgetta-ble and great day, on which we received so evident a sign of God’s love. At aquarter past one in the afternoon Alix had a son, who was named Alexei during prayers. […] No words are adequate to thank God for the consolationhe has bestowed on us in this year of difficult tribulations!” Alexei’s mother,Alexandra, wrote: “Weight—4660, height—58, head circumference – —38, chestcircumference—39.

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@rylhistory on instagram.

#alexei nikolaevich #romanov #history #romanovs #russia #romanov dynasty #tsarevich alexei

[adelinacarlito]

“I hug you with all my heart, my beloved Sasha, and ask God to bless you and dear children. Yours for life. Your faithful and devoted Minnie”

Maria Feodorovna to Alexander III

(From the book 'Imperatritsa Maria Fedorovna' [by Yu. V. Kudrina] )

#romanov dynasty #alexander iii #maria feodorovna #princess dagmar of denmark #czar alexander iii #tsar alexander iii #emperor alexander iii #empress maria feodorovna #russian empire #imperial russia #royal family #love

[duchesssoflennox]

"if I'm murdered by nobles and your relatives and if they shed my blood, none of your family, that is to say, none of your children or relations will remain alive for more than two years"

Rasputin to Alexandra Feodorovna

After the murder of Grigori Rasputin in 1916, the most influential priest of the Russian court, by Tsar Nicholas II's relatives,A letter from him to the Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, discovered That was Rasputin's last letter to the Empress, in which he made shocking predictions about his own death and the future of Russia which made him one of the most mysterious people in history:

"I write and leave behind me this letter at St. Petersburg. I feel that I will leave life before January 1st.If I am killed by common assassins, and especially by my brothers the Russian peasants, you, Tsar of Russia, have nothing to fear, remain on your throne and govern, and you, Russian Tsar, will have nothing to fear for your children But *if I am murdered by nobles and your relatives and if they shed my blood, none of your family, that is to say, none of your children or relations will remain alive for more than two years, They will be killed by the Russian people and for twenty-five years there will be no nobles in the country..."

What you read is only a part of the letter and all the things mentioned come true in the coming years...

In 1917, the Bolsheviks came to power and the Romanovs were exiled to Siberia after 300 years of rule. The revolution that began with the massacre of Bloody Sunday by Tsar Nicholas II on January 22, 1905, ended in 1917 when the Bolsheviks came to power! and tsar Nicholas with his family and 4 of his crew were shot in July 17, 1918!💔 But after a century, Rasputin's prophecies still continue...💀

#Rasputin #alexandra feodorovna #tsar nicholas ii #Olga nikolaevna #tatiana nikolaevna #maria nikolaevna #anastasia nikolaevna #alexei nikolaevich #romanov dynasty