Why does a Brit fight for the truth about Nicholas II and the Romanovs? LIFESTYLE ALEXANDRA GUZEVA Paul Gilbert, founder of Royal Russia organization Many people around the world are interested in Russia’s last tsar, but few are so passionate … Continue reading
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Nicholas II, Stalin and Lenin top popularity rating of Russian historical figures by Paul Gilbert Recent poll shows Nicholas II as the most popular figure in the 20th century Russian history Note: this article has been edited and updated with … Continue reading
The End of Tsars: What if the Romanov’s weren’t murdered? AMI Newswire by Kathryn Colucci July 17th will mark exactly a century since Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their children were murdered by the Bolsheviks. While that act … Continue reading
NATIONAL / POLITICS Japan lauds Vladimir Putin’s victory as isle row anchors Russo-Japanese diplomacy BY DAISUKE KIKUCHI STAFF WRITER The government on Monday welcomed the re-election of Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledged to continue talks with Moscow on settling a long-standing territorial … Continue reading
Red Century Exploring the history and legacy of Communism, 100 years after the Russian Revolution. The Opinion Pages The Remains of the Romanovs The Russian Imperial family with army officers outside the Catherine Palace.CreditFine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images The Russian … Continue reading
Russia claims it can wipe out whole US Navy without firing a shot and has already paralysed American destroyer Russia has claimed it can wipe out the whole of the US Navy at the flick of a switch – and … Continue reading
Can Donald Trump handle diplomacy the way Theodore Roosevelt did? HOT AND COLD Todd Culbertson column: U.S.-Russia relationship has been testy, not special Todd Culbertson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In December 1988, President-elect George Bush, President Ronald Reagan, and Soviet President … Continue reading
New Poll Shows 28% of Russians Support Restoration of Monarchy Topic: Russian Monarchy This article has been revised and edited from its original by Paul Gilbert, Founder of Royal Russia © 2017 Despite more than 70 years of Communist … Continue reading
The Abdication of Nicholas II Left Russia Without a Czar for the First Time in 300 Years Events in Saint Petersburg 100 years ago brought the end to the Romanov dynasty image: https://thumbs-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/3d/47/3d473844-fadb-44ac-9510-69a1e1b9ed3f/nikolaus_ii_russland-wr.jpg__800x600_q85_crop_subject_location-541%2C173.jpgNicholas II with guards outside the imperial palace. … Continue reading
Wednesday, 8 March 2017 ‘Russia’s soul is monarchic’: Tsarist School Wants to Reverse 100 Years of History Topic: Russian Monarchy Headteacher Zurab Chavchavadze. Photograph: Shaun Walker/Guardian by Shaun Walker © originally published in The Guardian on 6th March 2017. Royal … Continue reading
THE BUZZ In 1904, Russia and Japan Went to War (And Asia Has Never Been the Same Since) Robert Farley World War I and World War II so transformed the maps of both Europe and Asia that discerning the influence … Continue reading
The end of the Romanovs THE ROMANOVS. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: OLGA, MARIA, NICHOLAS II, ALEXANDRA, ANASTASIA, ALEXEI, AND TATIANA. PICTURED AT LIVADIA PALACE IN 1913. IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. On 17 July 1918, after three centuries … Continue reading
Although I haven’t yet had a chance to read this book, here’s yet another great review for Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Romanovs. s Lives and Deaths of the Tsars BOOKS January 2, 2017 Issue Robert E. Scully The Romanovs Simon Sebag … Continue reading
100th Anniversary of the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway: Five facts about the world’s longest rail line The impressive infrastructural feat was completed in 1916 and remains the backbone of Russia Rachael Revesz New York Labourers worked to build the … Continue reading
Historic Russian ship returns to mooring after refit SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian cruiser Aurora, whose salvo against the Winter Palace sounded the start of the 1917 revolution, returned to its mooring in Saint Petersburg Saturday after a year-and-a-half of restoration work. … Continue reading
There were official observers of the Russo-Japanese War whose documents contributed to our knowledge of the first Modern War. My grandfather was a soldier, and later an officer, in the Russian army during this war, and he kept diaries that … Continue reading
This May will see the release of Simon Sebag Montefiore’s The Romanovs: 1613-1918 in the United States. It is an exhaustive look at the full sweeping arc of Russia’s doomed royal family. The public has an insatiable appetite for the … Continue reading
1904-5 The Russo-Japanese War: Japan Shatters Russia’s Navy and Global Perceptions Japan is seen as an ultramodern tech giant today, and not many people really doubt their military power. That was far from the case in the late 19th … Continue reading
Russia takes (yet another) look at its ‘unpredictable past’ A NEW LENS A recently opened exhibit introduces the Russia public to a different view of the czars – and shows a strong bias for strong leadership and territorial expansion. … Continue reading
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR BEGINS Aiman Diaz Feb 08, 2016 Russo-Japanese War — The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 arose from the rivalry of two imperialistic regimes for the same area of expansion in China’s northeast … Continue reading
Examination of Ekaterinburg Remains May Take Several Years – Bishop Tikhon Note: this article has been edited and updated by Paul Gilbert @ Royal Russia from the original article published on 31 December, 2015 A new team of experts … Continue reading
New book on the Russo-Japanese War focuses on Russian hubris. The Perils of Confidence The Russian navy sailed for six months to face the Japanese. The battle lasted half an hour. A Japanese lithograph of the Battle of Tsushima in … Continue reading
The Romanovs in the eyes of their closest attendants Romanov’s home life without pomp and ceremony. By Ksenia Isaeva Scroll down to see more ARCHIVE PHOTO These photographs display the Romanovs’ home life without pomp and ceremony. / … Continue reading
The quest to definitively prove the identities of two of the Czar’s children now extends to exhuming the Czar’s father, Alexander III Russia is digging up a 19th century czar to solve a mystery experts say is already solved … Continue reading
Alexander Palace isn’t the only thing being excavated in St. Petersburg. Russia Will Exhume Remains Of Czar Nicholas II And His Wife The czar, his wife and five children were executed in 1918. Russia will dig up the remains for … Continue reading
Emperor Gojong asserted Korea’s independence before the Russo-Japanese War, but became a protectorate of Japan after the war. Gojong’s diplomacy is reevaluated Emperor Gojong (1852-1919), the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), is usually recalled … Continue reading
There were many reasons for the Russo-Japanese War, not all of them strategic, but these were some of the historic underpinnings of the war that changed the geopolitical balance in the world Explore»Education and Science»History and Archaeology»Military … Continue reading
Great article about the naval portion of the Russo-Japanese War WEST POINT HISTORY OF WARFARE Steel Ships at Tsushima – Five Amazing Facts About History’s First Modern Sea Battle by MilitaryHistoryNow.com Sponsored Content This is the first of a two-part series … Continue reading