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The Romanovs' 1913 Tercentenary: Russia's Last Grand Spectacle
In 1913, the Romanov dynasty celebrated 300 years on the Russian throne with a lavish, meticulously choreographed pageant. Nicholas II toured ancient cities, reenacted the first tsar's coronation, and basked in the loyalty of millions. But beneath the glittering surface, the empire was cracking. This episode revisits the tercentenary as a portrait of imperial denial, where religious procession, peasant address, and Fabergé eggs masked deepening unrest. We follow the imperial family from St. Petersburg to the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma, where the first Romanov was called to the throne…
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