At the start of the 20th century they followed the lives of the Romanov sisters, tsarinas Olga ... not especially bright but good at painting and drawing, our author relates.

The Imperial Family on duty at the Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, circa 1911. From “The Romanov Sisters,” by Helen Rappaport (Scherl - Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo ) The Imperial Family on ...