Romanovs | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/romanovs/RSS feed for RomanovsenMon, 27 Jul 2026 13:19:09 +0000This Ship Sank in the Baltic Sea With Presents Bound for a Romanov Czar. Its Cargo Included Champagne, Luxury Mineral Water and Rare Meteoriteshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-ship-sank-in-the-baltic-sea-with-presents-bound-for-a-romanov-czar-its-cargo-included-champagne-luxury-mineral-water-and-rare-meteorites-180989198/New research suggests that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sweden in 2024 may have been transporting gifts from the German Duchy of Nassau to Alexander II of Russia in the immediate aftermath of the Crimean WarMon, 27 Jul 2026 13:19:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-ship-sank-in-the-baltic-sea-with-presents-bound-for-a-romanov-czar-its-cargo-included-champagne-luxury-mineral-water-and-rare-meteorites-180989198/Thousands of Intimate Photographs Reveal the Everyday Lives of the Romanovs, Russia's Last Imperial Familyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thousands-intimate-photographs-reveal-the-everyday-lives-the-romanovs-russias-last-imperial-family-180989126/The Bolsheviks executed the last czar, Nicholas II, and the rest of his family, including his famous daughter Anastasia, 108 years ago. Surviving snapshots open a portal into the royals' private worldThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:43:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thousands-intimate-photographs-reveal-the-everyday-lives-the-romanovs-russias-last-imperial-family-180989126/Fabergé Egg Gifted by Russia's Last Czar Breaks World Record, Selling for $30.2 Million at Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/faberge-egg-gifted-by-russias-last-czar-breaks-world-record-selling-for-30-million-at-auction-180987792/For the third time in its history, the Winter Egg is now the most valuable Fabergé item ever soldThu, 04 Dec 2025 19:31:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/faberge-egg-gifted-by-russias-last-czar-breaks-world-record-selling-for-30-million-at-auction-180987792/This Exiled Romanov Princess Fled the Bloodshed of the Russian Revolution and Reinvented Herself as a Fashion Iconhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-exiled-romanov-princess-fled-the-bloodshed-of-the-russian-revolution-and-reinvented-herself-as-a-fashion-icon-180986776/A new exhibition spotlights Natalia Pavlovna Paley, the granddaughter of a czar. She built a new life for herself in France and the U.S., appearing in films and on the pages of glossy magazinesFri, 13 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-exiled-romanov-princess-fled-the-bloodshed-of-the-russian-revolution-and-reinvented-herself-as-a-fashion-icon-180986776/Miniature Fabergé Animals That Enchanted the Romanovs and Other Royals Are Up for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miniature-faberge-animals-that-enchanted-the-romanovs-other-royals-now-up-for-sale-180984425/Crafted around 1900, the charismatic carvings were inspired by Japanese decorative pendantsWed, 29 May 2024 11:01:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miniature-faberge-animals-that-enchanted-the-romanovs-other-royals-now-up-for-sale-180984425/What Really Happened During the Murder of Rasputin, Russia's 'Mad Monk'?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-really-happened-during-murder-rasputin-russia-mad-monk-180961572/Aristocrats plotted to kill the Siberian peasant, who wielded undue influence over Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. But the conspiracy backfired, hastening the coming Russian RevolutionTue, 27 Dec 2016 16:56:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-really-happened-during-murder-rasputin-russia-mad-monk-180961572/The Abdication of Nicholas II Left Russia Without a Czar for the First Time in 300 Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abdication-nicholas-ii-left-russia-without-tsar-first-time-300-years-180962503/Events in Saint Petersburg 100 years ago brought the end to the Romanov dynastyMon, 13 Mar 2017 15:59:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abdication-nicholas-ii-left-russia-without-tsar-first-time-300-years-180962503/