Bones were found in a burned area in the ground near Yekaterinburg, the city where Czar Nicholas II and his wife and children were held prisoner and then shot in 1918.. A top local archaeologist ...

The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs. He never asked or wanted to be tsar of Russia, and there is no evidence that he relished a position he inherited ...

Czar Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia, by nearly all accounts, was a decent fellow who had absolutely no business ruling an outhouse, much less the largest country in the world.

Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar, was a peculiar and quirky man who had a major dark side. 1. He was a passive student to a brilliant education . ...

Russia has exhumed the remains of Czar Nicholas II and his wife in a bid to identify their missing children. Seven members of the Romanov family were killed in 1918, but only five were buried together ...

The last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, abdicated 100 years ago on March 15, 1917. RBTH has compiled the reactions of his contemporaries to this landmark event in Russian history.

I hadn’t realized it, but Czar Nicholas II was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church (in the West in 1981, back in Russia in 2000). Now a forthcoming Russian movie,”Matilda,” about his ...

Incredible photos of Russia's last czar, royal family surface. Dozens of candid photos showing Czar Nicholas II and the Romanov family boating and enjoying sleigh rides during the twilight years ...

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution. The last home of Nicholas II has been restored and opened to the public as a museum outside of St. Petersburg.

In 2000, Tsar Nicholas II and his immediate family were recognised, too, as martyred saints by the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. Go to accessibility shortcuts.