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Nicholas II and the 1913 Romanov Tercentenary
In 1913, the Russian Empire staged an elaborate celebration for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. This episode follows Nicholas II, Alexandra, and their children as they process through Moscow, Kostroma, and Nizhny Novgorod, encountering crowds that seemed genuinely loyal. We examine the carefully choreographed pageantry, the myth of the 'Tsar-Batiushka' (father-tsar), and the dark irony that just four years later the dynasty would be extinguished. Along the way, we touch on the role of the Orthodox Church, the use of the double-headed eagle and Fabergé eggs as symbols…
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