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The Romanovs' Last Ball: 1903 and the Winter Palace
In February 1903, the Romanovs threw the most opulent costume ball in Russian history. The Winter Palace glittered with jewel-encrusted boyar gowns and fur-trimmed kaftans as Nicholas II and Alexandra dressed as Tsar Alexei and his consort. But beneath the surface of this lavish spectacle lay an empire already fracturing—revolution was brewing, and the ball would be the dynasty's final great display of imperial grandeur. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the famous 1903 ball: its planning by the Hermitage director Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the elaborate period costumes based on…
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