The Imperial Family outside the Winter Palace: July 1914. 

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This is the gorgeous new statue of Alexandra and Nicholas unveiled in Saint Petersburg yesterday. It is located along the Obvodny Canal near the Warsaw Railway Station.

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This is wonderful! I’m so happy they built this! I hope someone leaves a big, beautiful bunch of lilacs for the empress!

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, Prince Felix Yussupov, and Princess Irina Alexandrovna Yussupova at the Dowager Empress’ hospital: 1915. 

Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana at the Winter Palace: 1899.

Grand Duchess Olga and Tatiana in St. Petersburg: 1899. 

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Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Two of my favorite things: Russia and books. 

Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana attend the dedication of a girls’ school with their mother, c. 1915.