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Grand Duchesses Olga (right) and Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia with Countess Sophie Buxhoeveden at Livadia, 1913.

Source via Royalty In Colour

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After almost a decade and half of waiting due to continuous scarcity and unreasonably high prices, I am adding this book into my collection at last. And for a great bargain. Also peep the new book sleeve 🤎🤎🤎

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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov in deep thought on the balcony of the Alexander Palace, 1915.

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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov in the snow.

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— Run. I can’t keep up with you. Little birds.

Русский ковчег (2002) RUSSIAN ARK, dir. Alexander Sokurov

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The Morozovs estate in Moscow Ph: marusia.savina

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Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia

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State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia,

The largest art museum in the world was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky.

Evgenii Domanov Photography

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Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, 1911

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Alexander Palace restoration: The Mauve room

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Pierre Gilliard | The Grand-Duchesses were charming - the picture of freshness and health. It would have been difficult to find four sisters with characters more dissimilar and yet so perfectly blended in an affection which did not exclude personal independence, and, in spite of contrasting temperaments, kept them a most united family. With the initials of their Christian names they had formed a composite Christian name, Otma, and under this common signature they frequently gave their presents or sent letters written by one of them on behalf of all.

Count Alexander Grabbe | Tsarevich Aleksei Nikolaievich was an extremely handsome boy. He was svelte, elegant, intelligent, and had unusual presence of mind. He possessed, moreover, other winning qualities : a warm, happy disposition, and a generous nature which made him eager to be of help and enabled him quickly to establish rapport with others. The Imperial family unanimously considered Alexis their favorite, and he responded to his parents’ and sisters’ love with equal tenderness and affection.

Baroness Sophie Buxhoveden | From an early age the children came down to luncheon with their parents, even if there were guests present in addition to the members of the Household. […] They were perfectly at ease with their parents, looking upon them, not only as parents, but as delightful companions. When they grew up, they laughed and joked with them, the Empress joining in when the Emperor teased his daughters.

Gleb Botkin | The courage and unselfishness they displayed were indeed remarkable. My father marveled at the exhibition of the cheerfulness - so often an assumed one - by which they strove to help and cheer their parents. ‘Every time the Emperor enters the dining room with a sad expression on his face,’ my father told me, ‘The Grand Duchesses push each other with their elbows and whisper: “Papa is sad today. We must cheer him up.” And so they proceed to do. They begin to laugh, to tell fine stories, and, in a few minutes, His Majesty begins to smile.

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A somewhat rare formal photograph of Olga from the 1910 session.

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Maria recovering from measles in the Big Pair’s bedroom, April 1917.

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Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna holding Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna at the Lower Dacha, July - August 1901.

“Olga was still in bed when little Anastasie was born. Anastasie means « the breaker of chains, » or « the prison opener, » and in the icon sacred to her she is always represented with broken fetters behind her. The little Grand Duchess was called by this name because, in honour of her birth, the Emperor pardoned and reinstated the students who had been imprisoned for participating in the riots in St. Petersburg and Moscow during the winter.”

Eagar, M. (1906) Six years at the Russian court. New York : Charles L. Bowman & co, p. 138.

Photo from: Tsar Nicholas II 1900 - 1903 Album You can also find more here : Last Romanovs VK

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Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin) after restoration

The Mauve budoir

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Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana with their Russian teacher Pyotr Petrov, enjying the sunny Livadia

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278/infinity of Konstantin Makovsky art Empress Maria Fyodorovna