The fall of the Romanovs is a story of arrogance, incompetence, and strife—but you can't lay any of that at young Alexei Romanov's feet. The golden son of the Russian royal family, Alexei's ...

Tzarevitch Alexei Romanov, heir to the Russian throne, during a walk. Source: TASS . The imperial family typically vacationed in Livadia during the spring and fall.

The remains of Crown Prince Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria weren’t found until 2007. UPDATE: In 2007, ... in an ancient Romanov dynasty crypt that dates back to the 15th century. 4.

Did you watch the 1997 classic “Anastasia” as a kid? We’re willing to bet the villain Rasputin – who sells his soul to kill the Romanov family in the movie – showed up in your nightmares.

Members of the Romanovs, the last royal family of Russia, including: seated (left to right) Marie, Queen Alexandra, Czar Nicholas II, Anastasia, Alexei (front), and standing (left to right), Olga ...

I’ve been fascinated by the Romanovs for decades hoping that perhaps, just perhaps … Anastasia had somehow escaped. Unfortunately, new research published in PLoS ONE finally provides grim evidence of ...

In the early morning of July 17, 1918, Bolshevik troops led the Russian imperial Romanov family to the basement of a Yekaterinburg house. There, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra and ...

Myth and fantasy have, for a century, gotten in the way of facts about the death of the last Russian Tsar — but that may be changing.