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Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
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Alexei Nikolaevich was the last Russian tsesarevich. He was the youngest child and only son of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. He was born with haemophilia, which his parents tried
Alexei in 1916
Alexei in 1916
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Alekszej Nyikolajevics orosz nagyherceg
Alexei as an infant in 1904
Alexei as an infant in 1904
Alexei (right) with his sailor nanny Andrei Derevenko aboard the Imperial yacht Standart in 1908
Alexei (right) with his sailor nanny Andrei Derevenko aboard the Imperial yacht Standart in 1908
Murder of the Romanov family
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Members of the Romanov family–the former Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Empress Alexandra, and their children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei–were shot and stabbed to death by Bolshevik r
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
…execution increasingly favourable in the eyes of the Soviet government. With White Army soldiers rapidly approaching, the Ural Regional Soviet ordered the murder of Alexei, the rest of his family, and four remaining retainers on 17 July 1918. Rumours persisted for decades that Alexei had escaped his execution…
The basement where the Romanov family and their retainers were killed
The basement where the Romanov family and their retainers were killed
Nicholas II, Tatiana and Anastasia Hendrikova working on a kitchen garden at Alexander Palace in May 1917. The family was allowed no such indulgences
Nicholas II, Tatiana and Anastasia Hendrikova working on a kitchen garden at Alexander Palace in May 1917. The family was allowed no such indulgences at the Ipatiev House.
Ipatiev House, with the palisade erected just before Nicholas, Alexandra and Maria arrived on 30 April 1918. On the top left of the house is an attic
Ipatiev House, with the palisade erected just before Nicholas, Alexandra and Maria arrived on 30 April 1918. On the top left of the house is an attic dormer window where a Maxim gun was positioned. Directly below it was the tsar and tsarina's bedroom.
The Church of All Saints in 2016 (top left), where the Ipatiev House used to be. Voznesensky Cathedral is in the foreground, where a machine gun was m
The Church of All Saints in 2016 (top left), where the Ipatiev House used to be. Voznesensky Cathedral is in the foreground, where a machine gun was mounted in the belfry aimed at the tsar and tsaritsa's bedroom on the southeastern corner of the house.