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Thank you for posting this. It's so odd, but I spent hours last night watching youtube videos of this beautiful family. The tears were just streaming from my eyes as there is something very special about this family no matter what worldly matters they got entangled in. The beautiful daughters and little Alexis exude beauty, joy, goodness, and innocence.

As an American whose ancestors go way back, I've never been too fond of monarchies, but nonetheless, ever since I saw the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra" when I was about 17 (long ago now), it touched my heart and I've read much about them. I'm so glad there are so many photos and newsclips left documenting their lives.

There is a beautiful icon at 4:03 in this tribute to Grand Duchess Maria. I've seen two other icons in various versions, but I'd love to have a copy of this one if I could find out if and how I can order one, looked briefly at the Alexander Palace Time Machine.

There are a couple videos of Maria (can't remember) born in Spain, a survivor who has been working for the family to be "rehabilitated" by the Russian Supremes.

Song for a wounded swan - Maria Nikolaevna

Thanks, glad you liked it.

Thank you for posting this. It's so odd, but I spent hours last night watching youtube videos of this beautiful family. The tears were just streaming from my eyes as there is something very special about this family no matter what worldly matters they got entangled in. The beautiful daughters and little Alexis exude beauty, joy, goodness, and innocence.

As an American whose ancestors go way back, I've never been too fond of monarchies, but nonetheless, ever since I saw the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra" when I was about 17 (long ago now), it touched my heart and I've read much about them. I'm so glad there are so many photos and newsclips left documenting their lives.

There is a beautiful icon at 4:03 in this tribute to Grand Duchess Maria. I've seen two other icons in various versions, but I'd love to have a copy of this one if I could find out if and how I can order one, looked briefly at the Alexander Palace Time Machine.

There are a couple videos of Maria (can't remember) born in Spain, a survivor who has been working for the family to be "rehabilitated" by the Russian Supremes.

Yeah, I do agree there. I found out my great, great grandfather was supposedly a general in the Red Army at that time and could have even knew Lenin. He did that the knowledge enough to say to his son to "leave for America" so he did.

< I saw "Nicholas and Alexandra" myself at 17 and I was touched by the Romanovs too. It was so sick on how they were murdered, I do consider the Communists the flip side of Adolph Hitler. I'm not sure who is my favorite. Maria one thing, is a candidate, she was very kind to animals and loved cats IIRC. Myself, the whole story was a tragedy, there are times I wish I could take a Huey helicopter back in time and rescue them, it affected me that much. Tsar Nicholas was a decent man, just a bit indecisive when he got caught up in the times he was living in.