Toys of the Imperial children on display at the Alexander Palace. Grand Duchess Olga (1895 – 1918) holds a toy, 1901. Below is the same toy. I’m so very skeptical of things like this - the chocolate stained gloves purported to have belonged to Anastasia,...
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Oh Yeah Baby! The Alexander Palace! Here I COME! Since I didn’t get to go to the Alexander Palace on Friday (with my tour-group setting). I decided that I was going back on Sunday myself. My roommates Leah and Ross came with me (which is also great because...
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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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The Vladimir Palace was the last imperial palace to be constructed in St. Petersburg before the Revolution. The elegant staircase leads guests up to the first floor of the palace The magnificent 19th-century porcelain collection of Grand Duke Vladimir,...
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The Suite of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
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