Yesterday was the 115th anniversary of the start of the Russo-Japanese War that began when the Japanese attack Port Arthur on the western coast of Russia. In that battle, alone, 16,000 men are believed to have died. This was the … Continue reading
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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
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
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
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 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
During World War II, why did the Japanese refuse orders from Nazi Germany, its wartime ally, to kill all the Jews within its borders? A new book from Academic Studies Press, “Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Japan and … 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
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
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
On December 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American (and first President) to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for brokering an end to the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), a war that claimed between … Continue reading
Efforts still underway to officially identify 2 bodies as belonging to Czar Nicholas II’s family. Russian investigators open coffin of next-to-last czar to collect DNA Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Investigators have opened the coffin of Russia’s next-to-last czar … 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