They first came to power in 1613, and over the next three centuries, 18 Romanovs took the Russian throne, including Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander I and Nicholas II. During the...
The most famous Russian royal family were the Romanovs, who were largely responsible for spreading Russian culture, including the growth of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Romanov dynasty began in 1613 and lasted until 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought its reign to a tragic end.
The Romanovs were always surrounded by intrigue and rumors, and the details surrounding the murder of Russia’s royal family remain topical, even a century after their deaths.
Today, the Romanov Family still exists with Grand Duchess Maria at its head and continues to work to preserve their cultural, spiritual, and philanthropic traditions. Read about them here. “Do whatever you can, wherever you are” has been an unofficial motto of the Romanovs for generations.
The Romanovs were exiled during the Time of Troubles but brought back when Romanovs Patriarch Philaret and his son Michael were politically advantageous. Michael I was the first Romanov Tsar and began a long line of powerful rulers.
The long-awaited edition of Романовы. Путь святости и Голгофы (The Romanovs. The Path of Holiness and Golgotha), has been published by the AST Publishing House. The Russian-language book is the result of many years of research by Dmitry and Ekaterina Ostroumov, dedicated to the Romanov dynasty and the spiritual path of the Holy Royal Martyrs Nicholas II and his family.
MSN: The Fall of the Romanovs: War, Revolution, and the Execution of the Last Tsar