Thank you for watching! In anticipation of comments about the pronunciation of Anastasia, here's a quick note (also in the video!). There are many ways to pronounce Anastasia, though most Romanov historians agree that A-nas-ta-sia is faithful to the traditional Russian pronunciation, so I've settled on that one in an attempt to be as close as possible to how the Romanovs would have been referred to. This pronunciation is still used today in Russia, quite a few Russian celebrities called Anastasia go by that pronunciation, for example, figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova and gymnast Anastasia Ilyankova. It's a beautiful name!
The Tzar was cousin of king George grandfather of Queen Elizabeth. He refuse to offer refuge to Nicholas because the family relation with Germany. After Nicholas was murdered King George never smile again.
My two pennies for the pronunciation: I suspect the name Anastasia was pronounced the French way, which is A-nas-tah-zia. As the tzar was totally fluent in French with absolutely no shadow of any accent, we know that French was the ultimate aristocratic language spoken at the Russian court, even if the family was mostly speaking and writing English between themselves. All White aristocrat Russians spoke French the elegant way, the way of the French literature, and you assume a pronunciation that is modern Russian, and not the French way of that time....
I love learning about this family's lifestyle in photos with their belongings to wonder and admire them as a sadly lost historic era that was cruelly stolen away from them along with their lives. Thank you for your research it is much appreciated.
I always look forward to your vlogs! Your research is so very thorough and a true labor of love. Question: We are so aware of the crown jewels of the Romanovs - but what of that of their 4 daughters? Did they also have jewelry of their own? Thank you and greetings from Texas
This is a great question, I will make a video on it! The short answer is yes, they were gifted various different types of jewellery, typically for their birthdays and name days. In particular, necklaces, rings, and bracelets were popular presents. Thank you for commenting, I hope you're having a great day in sunny Texas!
I am also a big fan of the Romanov family!! I do confess one of the topics that interest me the most about the family is the Tsar Nicholas II's 4 daughters, who calls themselves OTMA (Olga, Tatiana, Maria & Anastasia). Your research & this clip do a great job bringing the Romanov family memories to life, especially the OTMA!! Thank you so much for this great clip!!
This is a wonderful video. You write and present with great knowledge and style. I thoroughly enjoyed this. And thank you for pronouncing Anastasia’s name correctly.
I've always been interested in the Romanov family and I find your videos super intriguing! You cover some pretty specific topics that most other youtubers gloss over. I really hope you continue making these kinds of videos. Lots of love❤❤❤❤
I am also fascinated by this family and particularly the kids, which I feel I have known intimately (which is impossible of course) I see your passion in this research of truth, in every detail of their so very short lives. Everything looks angelic from the purity of their soul to the simplicity of their day to day routine, their choices and interests. Such purity was out of our world. I have also made some scientific research in my own field and the transmission of hemophilia to Alexei and curiously to also one of the youngest girl, Maria or Anastasia, who was a carrier. We will never know which bones were carrying this testimony.....But the surrealistic shock between this beautiful simple and good family and the absolute horror of their fate will remain an enigma for generations, because there is no rational explanation to those events.
It's thought that Maria was the Haemophilia carrier because during the war she had to have her tonsils out and apparently she had a problem with bleeding, I mean she had quite a haemorrhage but having said that their Aunt Olga stated that all four girls had problems with their blood.
I really enjoyed this video, it was about something a bit different; the Grand Duchesses bedrooms. I wonder what the bedrooms were like in the Palace at Livadia? I have been a massive Romanov enthusiast since I was 16 and at school, I'm 45 now and still love this family just as much if not more. I have been to Russia 3 times, to St Petersburg 3 times, Moscow twice, Tobolsk once and Yekaterinburg twice. I went to Tobolsk just to see where the Romanovs lived for the winter of 1917/18 and had a proper good look around the inside of the Governor's mansion where I saw the Grand Duchesses bedroom among other things. It's a lovely building which has been done up and it's now a Romanov museum, I really enjoyed going round all the rooms. Two places that I REALLY want to see are the Alexander Palace and Livadia. It was interesting seeing people visiting the Palace, apparently they said it looked like the family had just popped out for a walk and they would soon be back, when they saw all the medical apparatus in Alexei's room it made them feel a bit queasy.
Over the years I've seen many photos of the Czar's apartments but I don't think I have ever seen any of the children's rooms. This was really interesting, especially that the girls slept on army cots. Thanks for a very interesting video.
My birth-name is Anastasia so this topic has always fascinated me. I remember being in elementary school reading a book about them that I had gotten from the library, looking at all the pictures, so this video kind of felt nostalgic to see those pictures again!
this was such a great video! i was really taken by the photographs of the sisters' room in exile-they've long been humanized, Anastasia particularly, but I've never seen photos of their rooms. even if i might not have religious iconography on my walls, the photo collages and tapestries don't look that different to the ones in my room!
Can you please make a video about the sisters' love interests and crushes? I have heard that Lord Mountbatten was in love with Maria. Was the love reciprocated?
Great question! As far as I am aware, unfortunately not - though there are a few bottles that are sometimes sold on second hand websites, with notes about their scents. La Rose (Olga) has a floral smell of mainly roses, but some notes of lavender, violet, and jasmine, and a little spice too! Those lucky enough to get their hands on this perfume say that it's the most realistic and pleasant rose scented perfume they have tried! Jasmin de Corse (Tatiana) has a white floral smell. Lilas Pourpre (Maria) has very little information on its scent unfortunately :( Violette Pourpre is a light, violet scent, light and with a hint of vanilla. It appears that the colour has deepened with age, turning a quite strong purple in the bottle. And now I want to make a video on their perfumes! Thank you for your comment and for watching!
Goodness, what wouldn't I do to have one of these in my hands? I'm a "perfume sommelier" of sorts, so I'd love an in-depth video from you on this topic! Congratulations on your work and dedication! Your channel is definitely one of my favorites...
A perfumer recreated scents found in the Alexander Palace and they were made into small sample bottles for each daughter in 2018. It was part of an exhibition about perfume in Russia. I have a set of them actually.
Gracias todo sobre ellos me interesa amorosamente y quisiera como adquirir las diarios y las cartas de las grandes Duquesas mis queridas Mártires saludos desde España
Sadly the girls were not sent with their brother and mother were not sent to the Crimea as advised in January 1917. Sadly fheir stupid father refused and entrapped them. May they rest in peace allow them to.
I anticipated getting comments about pronunciation 😅 There are *many* ways to pronounce Anastasia, depending on your location, dialect, etc. However, Romanov historians agree that A-nas-ta-sia is faithful to the traditional Russian pronunciation, so I've settled on that one in an attempt to be as close as possible to how the Romanovs would have been referred to, though this way of saying it might sound quite different to other common western pronunciations. This pronunciation is still used today in Russia, quite a few Russian celebrities called Anastasia go by that pronunciation, for example, figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova and gymnast Anastasia Ilyankova. It's a beautiful name with a deep history and many variations, and whilst it’s sadly impossible to know how exactly it might have been said by the Romanovs, I’ve tried to use the traditional way ☺️
I think it's just that you put the emphasis on a different syllable. I've mainly heard it "Anna-STA-seeah". You said "Anna-sta-SEEah" @@ellasinquiries
