The last czars aesthetic

I knew I was going to need to watch Netflix’s docu-drama, The Last Czars (2019), about Russian Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children/the end of the Romanov dynasty, whe…

Louis Mountbatten in his own words reflecting on the Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, daughter of the last Tsar, Nicholas II.

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Great moments in historically inaccurate film costumes: The 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra made the Romanovs look like the Bradys.

Once upon a time there was a vast Empire stretching from the beaches of the Crimea to the deep Siberian forests. Its capital never knew the darkness of the night in summer, its countryside flourished with myths and folk legends.... It was a country of great men and of small, a land where beauty and suffering lived side by side. A world swept away, imprisoned forever in books and pictures.

Ahead of the V&A's upcoming exhibition, The Glamour of Italian Fashion, we consider some of the amazing female pioneers punctuating Italy's sartorial history

Once upon a time there was a vast Empire stretching from the beaches of the Crimea to the deep Siberian forests. Its capital never knew the darkness of the night in summer, its countryside flourished with myths and folk legends.... It was a country of great men and of small, a land where beauty and suffering lived side by side. A world swept away, imprisoned forever in books and pictures.

Russian artist Olga Shirnina (also known as 'klimbim') colors archive images of Romanov family.