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The Romanovs' Forgotten Daughter: Maria Nikolaevna
We often focus on the tragedy of Anastasia or the mysticism surrounding Rasputin, but Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna offers a different window into the Romanov world. Born in 1899, she was known as 'Mia,' a lively and athletic child who defied the stiff etiquette of the Imperial court. This episode explores her relationship with her father Nicholas II, her role during the early years of World War I, and how her life changed after the family’s abdication in 1917. We look at diaries and letters that reveal a young woman navigating sudden poverty, moving between Tobolsk and…
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