Russian art restorers on Friday unveiled a recently discovered portrait of the last Tsar Nicholas II, almost a century after it was hidden behind a giant painting of his Bolshevik foe Lenin. A ...

The last czar of Russia abdicated on March 15, 1917, following the country’s February Revolution, bringing an end to the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over 300 years.

In 1918, after the second Russian Revolution, czar Nicholas, his wife, and five children, were exiled to Siberia under prison guard. It was there that revolutionaries killed the entire family.

Miniature Portrait of Czar Peter the Great to be Auctioned at Sotheby' s in N ... The rare Russian treasure will be offered Monday at Sotheby's. Its presale estimate is $80,000 to $120,000.

In the night between the 16th and 17th of July 1918 the family of Russia's last Emperor, Nicolas II, was killed in Ekaterinburg. RBTH investigates the identities and lives of the killers of the tsar.

Democracy controls Russia, czar abdicates. PETROGRAD, via LONDON, March 16, 1917 (UP) -- Democracy controls Russia. ... Library returns 1953 wedding photo found in book to couple's family.

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.

Saint Petersburg: Russian art restorers on Friday unveiled a recently discovered portrait of the last Tsar Nicholas II, almost a century after it was hidden behind a giant painting of his ...