Fabergé is believed to have produced 50 of the ornate eggs for Russia’s czars. The Winter Egg, sold on Tuesday, is considered one of the jewelry house’s greatest creations. By Jin Yu Young The last ...
For decades, the fate of the Romanovs was tangled in conspiracy, mystery, and missing bodies. This episode reveals how a mix of amateur sleuths, burned bones, and royal DNA uncovered the truth. From ...
In the spring of 1917 the imperial family of Russia, the Romanovs, teetered on the edge of ruin. After the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II the Russian monarchy collapsed and the family was placed under ...
RALEIGH, N.C. – In 1918, amid the ruins of the Russian state, the Soviets moved their new nation’s capital back to Moscow after an absence of two centuries. In the interval, the focus of their ...