Colorist, professor, and historian of the Romanov dynasty Olga Shirnina is bringing photos from the Romanov costume ball of ...
A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled by revolution is going up for auction, valued at more than $26.4 million. Christie’s auction house says ...
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.
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Nicholas II helped drive Russia toward revolution when war, repression, and disastrous decisions finally broke the Tsarist regime
This story examines how Tsar Nicholas II turned a fragile empire into a state heading for revolution, collapse, and eventually civil war. His refusal to share power, his mishandling of unrest, and his ...
Created for the Russian imperial family for Easter 1913, the piece was designed by Alma Pihl, a young jeweler and the daughter of one of Carl Faberge’s leading craftsmen NEW YORK, November 28. /TASS/.
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