In the first episode of The Last Czars, a new docuseries about the end of the Romanov dynasty, there's a scene where the camera zeroes in on Nicholas II's arm, revealing a large tattoo. It's a quick ...

The Romanov family rose to imperial power in Russia in the early 1600s, its rule passed down for more than 300 years until the compounding crises of World War I, political turmoil and public pushback ...

AsThe Crown hits our screens once again, viewers may be surprised to see that the show will draw back the curtain on yet another royal family. The fifth season of the wildly popular Netflix show ...

After the 1905 revolution, Russia had a chance to reform, but Tsar Nicholas II undermined political change, crushed opposition, and weakened Russia’s position at home and abroad. In 1914, his decision ...

"The Crown" tells the story of the reign of the (now deceased) Queen Elizabeth II, who was on the throne from 1953 until just this past September. But the story of the Windsors is more than the story ...

Left: Tsar Nicholas II, the last reigning Emperor of Russia, photographed in 1912. Centre: Detail from a mosaic of Marco Polo, displayed in Genoa's Palazzo Doria-Tursi. Right: Detail from a sculpted ...

Though vested with absolute power, Tsar Nicholas II faced mounting unrest driven by poverty, harsh industrial conditions, and political repression. This video explores how mass discontent and the ...

A red flower upon the coat lapel is the authentic badge of Bolshevism, but even this fact does not dissuade the Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch Romanov—surviving cousin and brother-in-law of Tsar ...

MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. March 21, 2017, marks the centenary anniversary since the watershed event that shook Russia's history to the core in the 20th century, which many people view nowadays as the ...