I wanted to cry. Finding the pieces of original tile and paint in order to recreate this grand historic home was like breathing life back into it. You can really picture the imperial family in these spaces. I can not imagine actually standing there in person. It really makes me happy to see the detail and extent taken, the care in this restoration is fenominal. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much for this thorough and highly interesting walk through the recreated rooms of Nicholas ll & Alexandra's living quarters in the Alexander palace! - I thoroughly enjoyed it! - Bolshoie spasibo!
I am an amateur Russophile. I also drove by the Alexander P on a tour for Catherine Palace. I would have given anything to see the AP so I am very appreciative for this tour! Moorish bath is a swimming pool! Gorgeous. was under the impression that Nicholas had a sterling silver bathtub? It is a thrill to see the Mauve Boudoir right down to the white piano! Wow! Thanks for describing the mauve color and which photo is closest to it. Thank you ever so much for this lovely and informative program. I am so happy to see these rooms completely restored. What a pleasure -- really a dream come true for me and so many Russophiles.
Thankyou Nick for the detailed explanation of the under Restoration Alexander Palace. It means a lot people like me who are fascinated by the Imperial Family and their Lives. The Researchers, The Restorers, The Donors all have done a magnificent job renovating this Palace. It'll be a shame leaving out the restoration of Children's Rooms and their places of Interest in this Palace. They were the life and souls of this palace. Again tysm for this video, hope to see more great content. :)
Thank you so much for this tour. I was in Russia around two years ago, but the Alexander Palace was still closed. I hope to return someday to see this beautiful palace in person.
@@RussianHistoryMuseum Awesome! I've been addicted to the Russian Imperial Family after watching Disney's Anastasia, I've always wanted to visit, but thank you for sharing and creating this page! More power!
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That pink room is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Thanks so much for showing these rooms. I'm fascinated and absolutely in love with this family.
This was such a pleasure to see where the last Tzar and his family live. It was time traveling back to the late 19th century to the early 20th century. This video educated me into a past world none of us have known, yet none of us had wished to live under. My ancestors were German and French and left old Europe to the USA first then French-Canada.
Art Nouveau is my favourite movement for decorative art . I am so glad they restored those rooms . It looks really amazing . If you ever travel in Barcelona , there is an incredible little museum of Art Nouveau decorative Art, that is not on the tourist path , they have the most pieces of furniture I have seen from this style . I really recommend it . I could see some of those pieces of furnitures in your restored Art Nouveau rooms .
I was blessed to have visited this unforgettable place or "palace" while in Leningrad in 1986. I will never forget the art that I saw! Original works from historic artists. This is a beautiful and memorable museum!
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This is FASCINATING! I've been a huge fan of Nick Nicholson's ever since discovering his work for the Romanov Royal Martyrs channel, so it was an absolute delight to have him give us the walk-through of these newly reconstructed rooms. Hopefully one day I'll make it to Tsarskoe Selo to see them for myself....
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@@RussianHistoryMuseum will the lecture with Helen Rappaport be uploaded here? I would so love to see it. I was unable to attend the live stream unfortunately.
My grandmother was friends with a woman who was a lady in waiting to the Czarina. Her name was Tedi Potsam (perhaps Theodora). I gave her hand written cookbook (recipes in Russian, German and French) to my cousin in Munich a few years ago.
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Thx for this excellent video. I visited the AP in 2003 and am looking forward to visiting again soon. I really enjoyed and appreciated the images that a tourist would not be able to see ie the balcony of the Maple Room and the Tsar’s bathroom/bathtub
Merci pour ce reportage qui témoigne de la campagne de restauration menée au Palais Alexandre. On était encore imprégné des photos de 1917 qui permettaient d'imaginer l'univers du dernier Tsar de Russie et de sa famille. Desormais cet univers renaît grâce à un formidable travail de reconstitution de ces appartements, objets d'origine ou reconstitués . Le Russie sovietique avait restauré certains palais après guerre : Pertershof , palais Katherine... Il avait été prouvé que les artisans locaux étaient capables de retrouver les savoirs-faire et techniques d'antan. Ce travail de recherche du passé se poursuit sous la nouvelle ère et révèle cet intérieur " Art nouveau" très caracteristique des décorations de la fin du XIXeme et debut XXeme. On imagine mieux Nicolas II dans sa salle de travail ou une de ses bibliothèques, et votre reportage est très instructif . Cette restauration est dans la continuité de la demarche de rehabilitation de Nicolas II lancée sous Eltsine et poursuivie apparemment sous Poutine . Les nouveaux tsars recherchent une continuité historique apres la rupture de la révolution sovietique... A relire les mémoires du dernier Tsar , on decouvre un homme plutot réservé, voire timide , un peu falot face à l'immense defi de la modernisation de la Russie .Il n'etait sans doute pas fait pour gérer cette grande responsabilité qui était le gouvernement de ce vaste empire. Ces intérieurs plutôt bourgeois reflètent cette personnalité effacée et l'aspiration à vivre simplement . Paradoxalement, le même homme fit reconstruire le palais Livadia en Crimée , tout de marbre blanc, qui constitua sans doute une dépense somptuaire !.On ne peut donc conclure définitivement à la " simplicité " du personnage ... Sans doute sa complexité explique la fascination qu'il exerce dans le public de nos jours... Et l'histoire de Nicolas et Alexandra est si romanesque qu'elle justifie à elle seule l'intérêt qu'on lui porte ... Votre reportage est , en tout cas , excellent.
This was fantastic… thank you so much. I have always wanted to go to Russia but now with what’s going on, I doubt I will be able to see where my ancestors hailed from.
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I’m still hoping to go to St Petersburg one day. I’ve always been intrigued with Russian history reading 50 or more books. Hopefully one day my dream will come true.
Keep dreaming; after reading "Nicholas and Alexandra" at 10, then taking a double major in Iranian and Russian Revolutions and using that credential and others to work in human rights, I've become old and really don't believe I will ever see Petersburg. I truly hope that you get there.
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Am Catherine from upstate NY, and Jordanville, Church/Seminary /Monastery. Thank you for bringing this lovely explanation and ability to see the palace, in a way we can feel we actually did tour it. So much history and privileged to have this chance to know more about this family. The Romanov's will always make us stand in awe, in knowing how much they went through, especially in the end. Yet their lives were steeped in much wonderment, and a rollercoaster of feelings as they have had so many highs and lows, during their lifetime, We can learn so much from them. So much could be lost in time, if not allowing videos as this, to remind or teach for first time, to all of us that are able to take part in the videos.
Great show! I was intrigued by the tapestry of Vigeé LeBrun's portrait of Marie Antionette & children, though way before Czarina Alexandria's time. I was a framemaker for Russian portrait artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff, and she always praised LeBrun's talent. "If you look at the engravings, she was also a great plastic surgeon! Like me!" Found out after the French Revolution she took off for E Europe & Russia, became famous - and safe! again, so she was quite familiar to Russian Aristocracy. When France calmed down, she returned and wrote a humorous memoir. It may tell the mystery of that tapestry....
@@RussianHistoryMuseum Thanks! Vigée LeBrun's autobiography is titled 'Souvenirs' and her traveling companion (not lover), on the many adventures after the Revolution was Hubert Robert, the historical landscape artist. As they aged, they seemed more proud of their wit, than art, claiming: "We never spent an evening with a bore!". Try to find that in today's art world....
This was fabulous! For some reason, I have been reading and learning about the Romanov's within the last two years. Perhaps because I am of the faith and my love of God and Jesus Christ. The fabrics/textiles were beautiful, especially the art nouveau maple room with those fabulous yellow/orange curtains. Wow! Thank you for this extraordinary tour. I am a new subscriber, and look forward to learning more about them. I think You Tube's analytics is the reason I was lead to this video, and thus your channel by way of the Romanov Royal Martyrs channel. Blessings, and can't wait to see more videos!!! 🙏🏽
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Seeing this is absolutely amazing to me and takes me full circle from my interest in the Romanov's going back to the mid 1990s. I read the Robert K Massie Book "Nicholas & Alexandra" and was completely fascinated by the story, not knowing how cousins of our Royal Family here in Canada could have met such an awful fate. In 1997 my high school got the internet and one of the first things I researched was the Alexander Palace for which there was an entire (albeit primitive) site devoted to the Palace called "The Alexander Palace Time Machine". During the 90's the Alexander Palace was listed in the top 100 endangered buildings on the World Monuments Fund list. As a young person (17-18 yrs old) I wrote to the Fund which was then lead by an Austrian Baron and I donated (a whole) $20.00 to the fund. In thanks the Baron wrote me a letter and included a booklet that featured the Palace amongst other crumbling pieces of architecture around the world. To flash forward here, over 20 yrs later, and for me to see this RESTORED space is amazing!
Thank you so much for sharing this, Christopher. Your story, I'm sure, resonates with many of us here. I remember my absolute fascination with the Alexander Palace Time Machine website when I first discovered it in the 90s.
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fascinating presentation. amazing to see the actual rooms the Imperial family lived in and the incredible work that is going on to restore the rooms to their original appearance. Also interesting snippets of information, particularly that it was probably not true that the Empress listened into the Emperor's meetings.
Absolutely fascinating. I fondly remember my two week visit in 1979 to Moscow and St Petersburg and visits to see many art pieces and personal item in various locations.
The Russian History Museum likes to give credit where credit is due. There were dozens of artisans involved in the reconstruction whom I did not mention in the livestream. Here is a partial list (alphabetical):
Art-Corpus (recreation of ceramic tiles and coffered ceiling in the Moorish Bath); Geoizolu (Interior architectural work for the basement level); Pallade (recreation of the ceramic tile for the fireplace in the Mauve Boudoir); Renaissance Atelier (textile reproductions); Restro (recreation of upholstered sofa for the Maple Drawing Room); Stavros Design (recreation of paneling and furnishing); Studio 44 (general architecture services); Studio N.B. Yuzhakova (mirrors, reconstruction of the stained glass, and restoration of chandeliers); Tsarskoye Selo Amber Workshop (recreation of suites of furniture)
Your presentations and knowledge are hugely impressive Nick. You obviously have a passion for your field of expertise which is clearly conveyed. Thank you .
Wow .... this was such a monumental amount of information on The Alexander Palace & it's restoration is absolutely beautiful. I am fondly interested in & have bought things online from Russia, but Corona Virus & the recent Russian-Ukranian war has put a halt on things which is disappointing but apart from that i will still admire my many Russian items.
I've just visited the Alexander Palace and have seen this newly opened section. Great thanks for your presentation and to Dr. Iraida Bott, the directior of the Palace - absolutely wonderfull expert - who have helped you. I should point out, that the real colours and moreover the total atmosphere are rather different. Somehow many rooms are gloomy and dark. The lack of taste of the imperial couple is apparent - especially if you would compare these rooms with Yusupov Palace on Moika, redecorated approximately at the same time and also recently restored (private sections of the palace). These private rooms in the Alexander Palace are cluttered with dispatate objects, even though only a part of the former sets have been restored to their places. As to the the excurtion itself and the told story - there were crying lacoons. Absolutely nothing has been said about Rasputin, who played quite an importnt role in the houshold. Moreover, the ill health of Alex has been hardly mentionned at all. By the way, in the Agate Rooms nearby is displayed the original invalid weelchair of Catherine II, who walked with difficulty in her later years, no problems. Alex has been constrained to the weelchair from the very beginning of her life in Russia, and there are enough photos of her in it. Special perron has been installed outside the corner of the Alexander palace, so that she could go directly from her rooms to open air. Moreover, there is even a story, that the underground passage from the kitchen to the palace has been specially digged out, so that she would not see servants coming and going all the time between the kitchen and the palace. She suffered most of time and this overshadowed the family life. Doctors were called to her very often, and in the Alexander Palace special sulphur and mud baths were arranged for her. These quite important aspects of their life the palace were completely absent in the excursion. So, it's worth seeing, but with some reservations - do you home wark before, and this presentation helps quite a bit. Thanks! .
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I noticed the walls and ceilings are very simple and plain, without ornamentations, unlike other palaces of the imperial family, where rococo boiserie and stuccos are found everywhere. The Alexander Palace has always been this way?
Always makes me sad knowing what happened to them, I watched my first movie about the Romanov's when I was 9 so it was 1985 and it was " Anastasia did she live" ever since then I've been hooked learning everything I could now it all just makes me cry sucks they were good caring people
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Interesting record of the restoration of the Alexander Palace. Saint Andrew in Canada was notable for all of the architechtural projects which he supervised the building of too. For example the structure which is now called - The Algonquin Resort.
Correction: While Alexandra and her sister were growing up in Darmstadt, the Artist Colony did not exist, and they were not surrounded by artists. The Darmstadt Artist Colony wasn't created until 1899, by their brother Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig.
29:18 that’s where Nicholas II had the picture taken of him standing on the mantle. Either he was super small or that room is a lot bigger than it seems.
"AutoChrome"? Is that the type photography used in order to have color picture photographs? The same technology used by a photographer used to document on orders by Nicholas for various parts of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Thank you very much for such an informative presentation. Could you please clarify what is the Circassian library ? Couldn’t find any information about it in Google . Thanks
1/28 Wonderful to see at end Tsarevitch Prayer Book Would you consider making video on religious side of the Family such as collecting photographs of them visiting Churches and religious sites and at prayer since the Tsar was seen as Divine Representative of God on earth?
I read about four years back or so that ,They did in fact find original fragments in The TZAR’s Bath -but from what I read the whole tub was lined in PURE COPPER.
What ever happened to the 4 "Ethiopians" --whom I believe were really African Americans---who used to specially guard the Tsar? After the February Revolution, were they killed? Dismissed? Exiled? Did they ever get home?
Hi, I think one returned to America and one was found roaming the streets in Russia I read somewhere. I have seen a photo of one them they were very striking! It’s nice you have said this as not many people know about these guards!
Are they going to talk about the fact that Nicholas was so uncomfortable with the opulence of the palaces that he had his children sleep on cots in their rooms and not in the big fancy beds?
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Interesting video... gotta say, it always disappoints me to see how they make such a big restoration effort to replace the massive paintings that were removed, with new copies, and then they use the cheapest gilt frame. (The original ornate, thick frames for such huge paintings were monumental works in themselves and they were chosen to compliment the scale of those paintings... as the new frames added to those massive paintings just look cheap and out of place in such sumptuous surroundings.)
Does anyone know of a private or specialized tour of the palaces or places around St Petersburg for those tourists that are interested in the Romanovs?
There is a woman who conducts a tour called "In the Steps of the Romanovs"....just google that and you'll find it....I'm dying to go as soon as there is another one!
Thank you so much for this. When I visited Russia, there was the most pathetic exhibition that I ever saw. Im glad for the restoration and can’t wait to see the children’s rooms.
Thank you also. More more! Loved your perspective!
Thank you to you Nick and the Russian people for keeping Russian history alive.
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I certainly will. I find their lives in exile fascinating. Just finished reading about their voyage from Yalta into exile. Great book
Ps the book is called The Russian Court At Sea by Frances Welch. I bought it on Ebay.
I wanted to cry. Finding the pieces of original tile and paint in order to recreate this grand historic home was like breathing life back into it. You can really picture the imperial family in these spaces. I can not imagine actually standing there in person. It really makes me happy to see the detail and extent taken, the care in this restoration is fenominal. Thank you so much for sharing.
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I am Italian monarchist devout of Russian Imperial Family: my best compliments for this presentation!
Thank you!
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Going there when there are no other people around, such a treat!!
Thank you so much for this thorough and highly interesting walk through the recreated rooms of Nicholas ll & Alexandra's living quarters in the Alexander palace! - I thoroughly enjoyed it! - Bolshoie spasibo!
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How amazing that this has survived and revived! Thank you for sharing this❣️
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I am an amateur Russophile. I also drove by the Alexander P on a tour for Catherine Palace. I would have given anything to see the AP so I am very appreciative for this tour! Moorish bath is a swimming pool! Gorgeous. was under the impression that Nicholas had a sterling silver bathtub? It is a thrill to see the Mauve Boudoir right down to the white piano! Wow! Thanks for describing the mauve color and which photo is closest to it. Thank you ever so much for this lovely and informative program. I am so happy to see these rooms completely restored. What a pleasure -- really a dream come true for me and so many Russophiles.
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Thankyou Nick for the detailed explanation of the under Restoration Alexander Palace. It means a lot people like me who are fascinated by the Imperial Family and their Lives. The Researchers, The Restorers, The Donors all have done a magnificent job renovating this Palace. It'll be a shame leaving out the restoration of Children's Rooms and their places of Interest in this Palace. They were the life and souls of this palace. Again tysm for this video, hope to see more great content. :)
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I hope to see in the future the children rooms restored , and the balcony along the empress rooms recreated 🥰
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The balcony is gone.
Thank you so much for this tour. I was in Russia around two years ago, but the Alexander Palace was still closed. I hope to return someday to see this beautiful palace in person.
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Don't expect to be visiting Russia anytime soon.
This is a dream come true! Thank you for making it available to the world
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@@RussianHistoryMuseum Awesome! I've been addicted to the Russian Imperial Family after watching Disney's Anastasia, I've always wanted to visit, but thank you for sharing and creating this page! More power!
A first class presentation, thanks. Kudos to Russia too for the restoration of their history.
Thank you! We are very excited for pur Russian colleagues. A very impressive project!
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That pink room is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Thanks so much for showing these rooms. I'm fascinated and absolutely in love with this family.
The rooms are gorgeous indeed. We are happy you enjoyed the lecture!
This was such a pleasure to see where the last Tzar and his family live. It was time traveling back to the late 19th century to the early 20th century. This video educated me into a past world none of us have known, yet none of us had wished to live under. My ancestors were German and French and left old Europe to the USA first then French-Canada.
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Thank you Mr. Nick Nicholson & Michael Petek for curation & education.
Thank you for watching!
Art Nouveau is my favourite movement for decorative art . I am so glad they restored those rooms . It looks really amazing . If you ever travel in Barcelona , there is an incredible little museum of Art Nouveau decorative Art, that is not on the tourist path , they have the most pieces of furniture I have seen from this style . I really recommend it . I could see some of those pieces of furnitures in your restored Art Nouveau rooms .
I was blessed to have visited this unforgettable place or "palace" while in Leningrad in 1986. I will never forget the art that I saw! Original works from historic artists. This is a beautiful and memorable museum!
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This was fascinating. Time travel. Can't wait to see when the whole restoration is complete. This is such a quality historical channel.
Thank you!! We hope you keep coming back!
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This is so amazing and beautiful!
Rest in peace Romanovs!💛✝️🙏🏻
This is FASCINATING! I've been a huge fan of Nick Nicholson's ever since discovering his work for the Romanov Royal Martyrs channel, so it was an absolute delight to have him give us the walk-through of these newly reconstructed rooms. Hopefully one day I'll make it to Tsarskoe Selo to see them for myself....
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@@RussianHistoryMuseum will the lecture with Helen Rappaport be uploaded here? I would so love to see it. I was unable to attend the live stream unfortunately.
Absolutely wonderful! What a treat!
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My grandmother was friends with a woman who was a lady in waiting to the Czarina. Her name was Tedi Potsam (perhaps Theodora). I gave her hand written cookbook (recipes in Russian, German and French) to my cousin in Munich a few years ago.
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You might be able to get something like that published.
Thank you very much for this amazing VLOG. I love Russian history of this era. Thanks again from sunny San Diego, California.
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Thx for this excellent video. I visited the AP in 2003 and am looking forward to visiting again soon. I really enjoyed and appreciated the images that a tourist would not be able to see ie the balcony of the Maple Room and the Tsar’s bathroom/bathtub
Scott, we did as well! Thank you for watching.
The fabulous book Michael and Natasha says it all 👏👏👏👏
It makes me happy to see Tsarskoye Selo being restored. I will visit this place some day!
Yes, it’s incredible to see the palace coming back to life
Merci pour ce reportage qui témoigne de la campagne de restauration menée au Palais Alexandre. On était encore imprégné des photos de 1917 qui permettaient d'imaginer l'univers du dernier Tsar de Russie et de sa famille. Desormais cet univers renaît grâce à un formidable travail de reconstitution de ces appartements, objets d'origine ou reconstitués . Le Russie sovietique avait restauré certains palais après guerre : Pertershof , palais Katherine... Il avait été prouvé que les artisans locaux étaient capables de retrouver les savoirs-faire et techniques d'antan. Ce travail de recherche du passé se poursuit sous la nouvelle ère et révèle cet intérieur " Art nouveau" très caracteristique des décorations de la fin du XIXeme et debut XXeme. On imagine mieux Nicolas II dans sa salle de travail ou une de ses bibliothèques, et votre reportage est très instructif . Cette restauration est dans la continuité de la demarche de rehabilitation de Nicolas II lancée sous Eltsine et poursuivie apparemment sous Poutine . Les nouveaux tsars recherchent une continuité historique apres la rupture de la révolution sovietique...
A relire les mémoires du dernier Tsar , on decouvre un homme plutot réservé, voire timide , un peu falot face à l'immense defi de la modernisation de la Russie .Il n'etait sans doute pas fait pour gérer cette grande responsabilité qui était le gouvernement de ce vaste empire. Ces intérieurs plutôt bourgeois reflètent cette personnalité effacée et l'aspiration à vivre simplement . Paradoxalement, le même homme fit reconstruire le palais Livadia en Crimée , tout de marbre blanc, qui constitua sans doute une dépense somptuaire !.On ne peut donc conclure définitivement à la " simplicité " du personnage ... Sans doute sa complexité explique la fascination qu'il exerce dans le public de nos jours... Et l'histoire de Nicolas et Alexandra est si romanesque qu'elle justifie à elle seule l'intérêt qu'on lui porte ...
Votre reportage est , en tout cas , excellent.
Thank you for taking us on this fascinating journey. Bless all those that made this possible.
Love & Light. 🌹
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
This was fantastic… thank you so much. I have always wanted to go to Russia but now with what’s going on, I doubt I will be able to see where my ancestors hailed from.
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Thank You So Very Much !!!! This is Priceless!!!!! Amazing and Wonderful !! To All Involved Many Many Thanks !!!!!!
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I’m still hoping to go to St Petersburg one day. I’ve always been intrigued with Russian history reading 50 or more books. Hopefully one day my dream will come true.
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Keep dreaming; after reading "Nicholas and Alexandra" at 10, then taking a double major in Iranian and Russian Revolutions and using that credential and others to work in human rights, I've become old and really don't believe I will ever see Petersburg. I truly hope that you get there.
It is one of the most beautiful cities in the World.
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Thankyou so much for this amazing tour of the home of the IF...I've always wanted to travel to Russia and see where they lived...maybe one day 💜
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Am Catherine from upstate NY, and Jordanville, Church/Seminary /Monastery.
Thank you for bringing this lovely explanation and ability to see the palace, in a way we can feel we actually did tour it. So much history and privileged to have this chance to know more about this family. The Romanov's will always make us stand in awe, in knowing how much they went through, especially in the end. Yet their lives were steeped in much wonderment, and a rollercoaster of feelings as they have had so many highs and lows, during their lifetime, We can learn so much from them. So much could be lost in time, if not allowing videos as this, to remind or teach for first time, to all of us that are able to take part in the videos.
Great show! I was intrigued by the tapestry of Vigeé LeBrun's portrait of Marie Antionette & children, though way before Czarina Alexandria's time. I was a framemaker for Russian portrait
artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff, and she always praised LeBrun's talent. "If you look at the engravings, she was also a great plastic surgeon! Like me!" Found out after the French Revolution
she took off for E Europe & Russia, became famous - and safe! again, so she was quite familiar to Russian Aristocracy. When France calmed down, she returned and wrote a humorous
memoir. It may tell the mystery of that tapestry....
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@@RussianHistoryMuseum Thanks! Vigée LeBrun's autobiography is titled 'Souvenirs' and her traveling companion (not lover), on the many adventures after the Revolution was Hubert Robert, the historical landscape artist. As they aged, they seemed more proud of their wit, than art, claiming: "We never spent an evening with
a bore!". Try to find that in today's art world....
Nick Nicholson is a brilliant art historian. Thank you for the great presentation.
Amazing and long hoped for. Thank You for such a wonderful presentation.
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Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Thank you so much for this video; it was a delight to watch.
Thank you!
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Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history.
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I have enjoyed this presentation tremendously. I hope that many more like them are forthcoming
Thank you very much! We do them each month!
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Will you go back and make an updated one?
Well done Nick , i enjoyed your descriptive and knowledgable explanation of these wonderful ceramics and furnishings !
Glad you enjoyed it!
The Romanovs do Russia proud
This was fabulous! For some reason, I have been reading and learning about the Romanov's within the last two years. Perhaps because I am of the faith and my love of God and Jesus Christ. The fabrics/textiles were beautiful, especially the art nouveau maple room with those fabulous yellow/orange curtains. Wow! Thank you for this extraordinary tour. I am a new subscriber, and look forward to learning more about them. I think You Tube's analytics is the reason I was lead to this video, and thus your channel by way of the Romanov Royal Martyrs channel. Blessings, and can't wait to see more videos!!! 🙏🏽
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Most interesting and inspiring way to tell of the interior. Thank you.
Excellent presentation! Thank you!
Thank you for this marvelous tour. Everything was clear and well explained.
I'll be forever thankfull for this
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Such a wonderful video. Thank you!
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Russia should be proud of their Royals and history, specially the Romanoffs
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Amazing presentation...so grateful that it is finally being restored! Do you know when the childrens' rooms will be restored? Thank you so much!
Seeing this is absolutely amazing to me and takes me full circle from my interest in the Romanov's going back to the mid 1990s.
I read the Robert K Massie Book "Nicholas & Alexandra" and was completely fascinated by the story, not knowing how cousins of our Royal Family here in Canada could have met such an awful fate.
In 1997 my high school got the internet and one of the first things I researched was the Alexander Palace for which there was an entire (albeit primitive) site devoted to the Palace called "The Alexander Palace Time Machine".
During the 90's the Alexander Palace was listed in the top 100 endangered buildings on the World Monuments Fund list. As a young person (17-18 yrs old) I wrote to the Fund which was then lead by an Austrian Baron and I donated (a whole) $20.00 to the fund. In thanks the Baron wrote me a letter and included a booklet that featured the Palace amongst other crumbling pieces of architecture around the world.
To flash forward here, over 20 yrs later, and for me to see this RESTORED space is amazing!
Thank you so much for sharing this, Christopher. Your story, I'm sure, resonates with many of us here. I remember my absolute fascination with the Alexander Palace Time Machine website when I first discovered it in the 90s.
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No. 1 on my Bucket List is to visit St. Petersburg and Moscow.
This!!🤩 Thank you so much - makes me want to visit the Alexander Palace even more💖
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What a beautiful palace, thank you for the explanation and the tour!💕🇷🇺
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As for Nicholas' desk, I understood that Liberace had bought it at auction (in the 60s?).
Спасибо за такую прекрасную работу по сохранению воспоминаний о моей семье.
This was a wonderful video. Thank you.
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fascinating presentation. amazing to see the actual rooms the Imperial family lived in and the incredible work that is going on to restore the rooms to their original appearance. Also interesting snippets of information, particularly that it was probably not true that the Empress listened into the Emperor's meetings.
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Absolutely fascinating. I fondly remember my two week visit in 1979 to Moscow and St Petersburg and visits to see many art pieces and personal item in various locations.
Incredible, thank you!
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So beautiful palace.
The Russian History Museum likes to give credit where credit is due. There were dozens of artisans involved in the reconstruction whom I did not mention in the livestream. Here is a partial list (alphabetical):
“PSB“ ZhilStroy (general contracting)
Art-Corpus (recreation of ceramic tiles and coffered ceiling in the Moorish Bath); Geoizolu (Interior architectural work for the basement level); Pallade (recreation of the ceramic tile for the fireplace in the Mauve Boudoir); Renaissance Atelier (textile reproductions); Restro (recreation of upholstered sofa for the Maple Drawing Room); Stavros Design (recreation of paneling and furnishing); Studio 44 (general architecture services); Studio N.B. Yuzhakova (mirrors, reconstruction of the stained glass, and restoration of chandeliers); Tsarskoye Selo Amber Workshop (recreation of suites of furniture)
Your presentations and knowledge are hugely impressive Nick. You obviously have a passion for your field of expertise which is clearly conveyed. Thank you .
@@tollcross4755 Thank you very much! It is hard not to love the material.
Thanks for this!!
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Mil gracias me he sentido feliz al ver la restauración cuanto me alegro desde España grCias
Wow .... this was such a monumental amount of information on The Alexander Palace & it's restoration is absolutely beautiful. I am fondly interested in & have bought things online from Russia, but Corona Virus & the recent Russian-Ukranian war has put a halt on things which is disappointing but apart from that i will still admire my many Russian items.
You just expect them to walk right in. Magnifico job. Bravo.
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I've just visited the Alexander Palace and have seen this newly opened section. Great thanks for your presentation and to Dr. Iraida Bott, the directior of the Palace - absolutely wonderfull expert - who have helped you. I should point out, that the real colours and moreover the total atmosphere are rather different. Somehow many rooms are gloomy and dark. The lack of taste of the imperial couple is apparent - especially if you would compare these rooms with Yusupov Palace on Moika, redecorated approximately at the same time and also recently restored (private sections of the palace). These private rooms in the Alexander Palace are cluttered with dispatate objects, even though only a part of the former sets have been restored to their places. As to the the excurtion itself and the told story - there were crying lacoons. Absolutely nothing has been said about Rasputin, who played quite an importnt role in the houshold. Moreover, the ill health of Alex has been hardly mentionned at all. By the way, in the Agate Rooms nearby is displayed the original invalid weelchair of Catherine II, who walked with difficulty in her later years, no problems. Alex has been constrained to the weelchair from the very beginning of her life in Russia, and there are enough photos of her in it. Special perron has been installed outside the corner of the Alexander palace, so that she could go directly from her rooms to open air. Moreover, there is even a story, that the underground passage from the kitchen to the palace has been specially digged out, so that she would not see servants coming and going all the time between the kitchen and the palace. She suffered most of time and this overshadowed the family life. Doctors were called to her very often, and in the Alexander Palace special sulphur and mud baths were arranged for her. These quite important aspects of their life the palace were completely absent in the excursion. So, it's worth seeing, but with some reservations - do you home wark before, and this presentation helps quite a bit. Thanks! .
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wow. How I'd love to tour Russia when conditions settle down. Such a beautiful nation full of these magnificent treasures.
Wonderful, thanks for making this video. The late 19th/early 20th C interiors seem so jarring with the Neoclassical architecture.
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Wonderful place!
I noticed the walls and ceilings are very simple and plain, without ornamentations, unlike other palaces of the imperial family, where rococo boiserie and stuccos are found everywhere. The Alexander Palace has always been this way?
Always makes me sad knowing what happened to them, I watched my first movie about the Romanov's when I was 9 so it was 1985 and it was " Anastasia did she live" ever since then I've been hooked learning everything I could now it all just makes me cry sucks they were good caring people
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Interesting record of the restoration of the Alexander Palace. Saint Andrew in Canada was notable for all of the architechtural projects which he supervised the building of too. For example the structure which is now called - The Algonquin Resort.
Correction: While Alexandra and her sister were growing up in Darmstadt, the Artist Colony did not exist, and they were not surrounded by artists. The Darmstadt Artist Colony wasn't created until 1899, by their brother Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig.
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29:18 that’s where Nicholas II had the picture taken of him standing on the mantle. Either he was super small or that room is a lot bigger than it seems.
Yes! Nicholas II wasn't that tall, plus the mantlepiece is pretty massive.
Fantastic
"AutoChrome"? Is that the type photography used in order to have color picture photographs? The same technology used by a photographer used to document on orders by Nicholas for various parts of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Thank you very much for such an informative presentation. Could you please clarify what is the Circassian library ? Couldn’t find any information about it in Google . Thanks
PS: If you would let us know ahead of time of your live VLOGS that would be helpful & I would be very grateful.
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Fabulous ❤
Para mi ha sido una sorpresa gracias fantastico
1/28 Wonderful to see at end Tsarevitch Prayer Book
Would you consider making video on religious side of the Family such as collecting photographs of them visiting Churches and religious sites and at prayer since the Tsar was seen as Divine Representative of God on earth?
was this where alexandra and her children were right before the Tsar gave up his title and if so under what situation did the palace guard desert her?
I read about four years back or so that ,They did in fact find original fragments in The TZAR’s Bath -but from what I read the whole tub was lined in PURE COPPER.
Wow no way!
What ever happened to the 4 "Ethiopians" --whom I believe were really African Americans---who used to specially guard the Tsar? After the February Revolution, were they killed? Dismissed? Exiled? Did they ever get home?
Hi, I think one returned to America and one was found roaming the streets in Russia I read somewhere. I have seen a photo of one them they were very striking! It’s nice you have said this as not many people know about these guards!
Alexander I and his wife, Elizabeth Alexeievna, were not childless. They had 2 daughters who died in early childhood.
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Are they going to talk about the fact that Nicholas was so uncomfortable with the opulence of the palaces that he had his children sleep on cots in their rooms and not in the big fancy beds?
Diane, this remark is mentioned at one point in this conversation. Thank you!
@@RussianHistoryMuseum well, I’m sure only a few million people have read about the Romanovs . One or two might have missed it
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this is beautiful 😍
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Interesting video... gotta say, it always disappoints me to see how they make such a big restoration effort to replace the massive paintings that were removed, with new copies, and then they use the cheapest gilt frame. (The original ornate, thick frames for such huge paintings were monumental works in themselves and they were chosen to compliment the scale of those paintings... as the new frames added to those massive paintings just look cheap and out of place in such sumptuous surroundings.)
The drapery isn’t properly lined..as it would’ve been to defend against the harsh winters. The Emperor’s “monogram” is his cypher, not monogram.
He said they found the entrances of the tunnels that take you to the kitchens but sealed them? Why?
Does anyone know of a private or specialized tour of the palaces or places around St Petersburg for those tourists that are interested in the Romanovs?
There is a woman who conducts a tour called "In the Steps of the Romanovs"....just google that and you'll find it....I'm dying to go as soon as there is another one!
@@rdcltheory Great, Thank you.
Her name is Helen Azar
Thank you so much for this. When I visited Russia, there was the most pathetic exhibition that I ever saw. Im glad for the restoration and can’t wait to see the children’s rooms.
why were there so many wood partions in the princesses rooms ?????
Who occupied the rest of the building...before the revolution? Was the section they lived in secured at night?
Total lived in cluttered and eclectic home! Different styles in different rooms!
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@@RussianHistoryMuseum thank you
Interessante
What are the titles of the books, please?