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Nicholas and Alix of Hesse upon their engagement in 1894.

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This is a photo of Nicholas and Alix of Hesse upon their engagement in 1894. The couple originally met in 1884 for Alix’s sister Ella’s wedding to Nicholas’ Uncle Sergei. Nicholas was sixteen and Alix was twelve. They met again in 1889, when Nicholas...

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FAMILLE IMPERIALE RUSSE en CRIMEE 1914 ( photos )

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Empress Alexandra, Nicholas II, and Grand Duchesses Anastasia, Olga, and Maria in the Crimea: 1914. Empress Alexandra, Nicholas II, and Grand Duchess Tatiana in the background: 1914. The Grand Duchesses with their mother near Yalta, Crimea: 1914.

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ALEXANDER PALACE - Saint Petersbourg

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ALEXANDER PALACE In one of the most picturesque suburban parks--the Alexander Park in Tsarskoe Selo (the Tsar's Village)--there is a palace that until recently used to be a kind of a pretty set piece enchanting the park. The doors were closed, and only...

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