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The Last Romanov Ball: 1903 and the Illusion of Empire
In February 1903, Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna hosted a legendary costume ball at the Winter Palace. Everyone dressed in 17th-century court attire — boyar robes, kokoshniki, brocade kaftans. It was the last great imperial ball in Russian history. Less than two years later, Bloody Sunday shattered the myth of the tsar's benevolence. Lucas and Luna explore the ball's planning, the guest list, the famous photographs preserved by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky in colour, and the eerie sense of an empire dancing on a volcano. They also discuss the parallel between the Romanov…
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