An artist has given black-and-white photos of Nicholas II and his children vivid color and now the princesses and the crown prince look incredibly alive.
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"
An artist has given black-and-white photos of Nicholas II and his children vivid color and now the princesses and the crown prince look incredibly alive.
An artist has given black-and-white photos of Nicholas II and his children vivid color and now the princesses and the crown prince look incredibly alive.
In 1903, the Romanovs, Russia’s last and longest-reigning royal family, held a lavish costume ball. It was to be their final blowout, and perhaps also the “last great royal ball” in Europe, writes the Vintage News. The party took place at the Winter Palace in St.
The Romanov sisters. Maria, Olga, Anastasia, Tatiana
The deaths of the Romanovs – Russia’s last royal family – at the hands of Bolshevik guards in July 1918 brought an end to a dynasty that had ruled Russia for more than 300 years. A century on, a proje
One hundred and twenty years ago, the Romanov royal dynasty hosted the most extravagant and eccentric costume ball in the history of the Russian Empire. It was also the last.
The execution of the Romanov family marked the end of imperial rule in the Soviet Union, and the details are quite gruesome.
“Things have a life of their own,” the gypsy proclaimed with a harsh accent. “It’s simply a matter of waking up their souls.” — Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude In 1952, Jacques Léonard (1909-1994), the son of a Romany horse dealer and the owner of a needlework workshop in Paris … Continue reading "Falling In Love With Barcelona’s Romany People: Photographs of 1960s Montjuïc by Jacque Leonard"
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Animosity toward Russia’s ruling class had already been building for centuries when the House of Romanov took power. But a series of violent suppressions and a
Marie Nikolaevna Romanov was born on June 26th, 1899. She was a beauty; strong for her age, she sparkled with colour and good health. She had wonderful big grey eyes. Her tastes were simple, and she...
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On 17 July 1918, in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the last Russian royal family – the Romanovs – were brutally murdered by Bolshevik revolutionaries. Their deaths marked the end of a dyn
15 intimate snapshots of the Romanov family, shortly before their execution
One hundred and twenty years ago, the Romanov royal dynasty hosted the most extravagant and eccentric costume ball in the history of the Russian Empire. It was also the last.
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“Nikolai Alexandrovich, in view of the fact that your relatives are continuing their attack on Soviet Russia, the Ural Executive Committee has decided to execute you. ” After the Bolshe…
In February 1903, the members of the Romanov dynasty and the cream of the Russian aristocracy gathered for a fancy-dress costume ball, one that in its
1. Women sit for a portrait in Salzburg, Austria, 1929 Found on Nat Geo Found 2. These Eggs The latest chef d'oeuvres by jeweler Ananov, one of the main exhibits he made for the "400 years of the House of Romanov" at the Historical Museum of Moscow in 2013. Ananov’s Easter
Photographic Print of BAL6311 Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, 25 October in 1854 (colour litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright #MediaStorehouse
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea takes in the posho areas of Belgravia, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Holland Park. Just to the north is the more mundane North Kensington. In 1987 and 1988, Peter Marshall, whose works we’ve featured previously on Flashbak, picked up his camera and took a walk about … Continue reading "A Walk Around Kensington & Chelsea in 1987"
Colorized episodes of I Love Lucy verge on sacrilege, but Olga Shirnina, a translator and amateur colorist of considerable talent, has unquestionably noble goals when colorizing vintage portraits, such as that of the Romanovs, above.
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The unsettling pictures show the hypnotic gaze of Grigori Rasputin, whose intensely cold blue eyes won over the impressionable Tsarina and helped lead her family's reign to ruin.
