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Barrie author brings Russian history to life with new book
08 Nov 2025 23:43 GMT
… about Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, who survived the Russian Revolution and … her ill-fated brother, Tsar Nicholas II and his family … , Appleyard says.
As the Russian Empire hovers on the brink of … Bolsheviks seize power and the Romanovs are marked for death. …
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The utopia of uniting "minor peoples" with the Russian "father"
08 Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
… who led the Poles to Moscow.
The Romanov dynasty, inaugurated in 1613 by the … the patriarch-father and the tsar-son, which continued in various … balance of power between empires always ready for full-blown war.
As Russian cultural expert Yevgeny …
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Russian Consulate hosts State Reception to mark “People’s Unity Day”
08 Nov 2025 08:55 GMT
… the Russian state faced a series of grave challenges — dynastic … Romanov Dynasty, which went on to transform Russia into a great empire,” … Minin, and a nobleman, Duke Dmitry Pozharsky, calling it … the shared values between Russia and Pakistan, commending …
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From Russia-NATO border-
07 Nov 2025 15:28 GMT
… kilometers.
Founded during the Russian Empire, in the 16th–17th … city was initially called “Romanov na Murmane.” It is … in terms of population, after Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians.
“Indeed … of Foreign Affairs of Russia in Moscow.
Murmansk is also …
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Anastasia Romanov – The Mystery of Russia’s Last Grand Duchess
23 Sep 2022 05:34 GMT
… Russia, the Romanov dynasty ended in blood and bullets. Seventeen-year-old Grand Duchess … born to Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Another girl. The empire had … Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the traditional burial place of Russian tsars. President Boris …
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On the Early Days of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Rise to Power
12 Nov 2025 11:50 GMT
… to come. In the Ottoman Empire, when a sultan died, … ; Central Committee Secretary Grigory Romanov is on vacation at the … country—standard Russian, as spoken in Leningrad and Moscow, is considered … in June, he retires Grigory Romanov, his recent rival; in …
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Anastasia
12 Nov 2025 04:48 GMT
… the enduring legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, this lavish production brings … .
From the twilight of Imperial Russia to the glamour of 1920s …
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The “Forgotten Factor” in Foreign Policy
10 Nov 2025 11:25 GMT
… Order, The Fateful Alliance, Russia Leaves the War, and The … Russia’s February/March 1917 revolution that ended the Romanov dynasty … decision to intervene in Russia after the Bolsheviks seized power … in the Austro-Hungarian empire led to the wholesale …
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Dmitri Shostakovich, at the age of 18, composed his First Symphony 100 years ago
10 Nov 2025 02:28 GMT
… student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, completed his First … mass uprising overthrew the Romanov dynasty after three centuries of … another famous name in Russian music, Alexander Glazunov. … economic collapse facing revolutionary Russia. There was no heat …
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Sir John Kerr’s Sympathetic Correspondent
09 Nov 2025 22:54 GMT
… giving sanctuary to the fallen Romanovs. His influence was wide-reaching … at the time of the Russian Revolution:
We must endeavour to … Ireland, “Your Majesty, the Duke of Abercorn is also a … copy. When asked about Sarah Duchess of York, Martin pronounced, “ …