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Romanov dynasty

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Romanov dynasty

Rulers of Russia from 1613 to the Russian Revolution in 1917. Under the Romanovs, Russia developed into an absolutist empire.

The first tsar was Michael; his most famous successors were Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander I, Nicholas I, and Alexander II.



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The newly-restored mansion provided a suitably grand backdrop for scenes from the last days of the Romanov dynasty who were toppled from power in the run up to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The same revolutionary mind-set that fomented the French Revolution against the Christian Bourbon dynasty was also responsible for the Russian Revolution that destroyed the Christian Romanov dynasty.
The ROM is fortunate to have acquired this impressive example of Russian design from the closing years of the Romanov dynasty.
 
 
 
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