In his latest authoritative book, “Journeys Through the Russian Empire,” (Duke University Press, 2020) Russian scholar, photographer, and chronicler of Russian architecture William Craft Brumfield frames the life and work…
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A conversation with Gill Paul about her latest historical novel and Romanov alternative history. In The Lost Daughter, Paul explores the possibility of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna’s possible escape from Yekaterinburg.
Ekaterinburg's Grisly Centenary: The Final Fate of the Romanovs (more…)
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The life of Dowager Empress Marie Fyodorovna (1847-1928) is the story of a real-life Cinderella, who ended her days in exile: as the last remaining symbol of the Russian monarchy,…
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Twice, I traveled to Siberia to ride on portions of the famous Trans-Siberian railway: I’m still getting over having to explain to a woman from New York that the train…
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