The Romanovs’ Last Christmas: Tobolsk, 1917
The story of Nicholas II and Alexandra's final Christmas, celebrated under close watch of their Bolshevik guards. Drawn from the martyrs' own writings.
Romanovs Under House Arrest: A Presentation
Russian specialist and independent curator Marilyn Swezey presents the gripping story of Russia’s last imperial family under house arrest in the Alexander Palace.
Lantern of Grace
Below we publish an excerpt from the expanded second English-language edition of Lantern of Grace, by the newly-reposed Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov. Part II, titled "Vladyka's Children," recounts personal re... Read More...
A Dossier of Betrayal
A personal reflection on the multiple layers of treason -- from the army's commanding officers to politicians and even the aristocracy -- which led to the forced abdication of Tsar Nicholas II from the throne in 1917.
The Empress’s Nameday
April 23rd marks the feast day of St George the Great-Martyr and Trophy-Bearer and of St Alexandra the Martyr Empress (III c.). From the time of her reception into the Orthodox Church, the Empress Alexandra too... Read More...
Weeping, Sighing, and Sorrow: The Election of Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
by Jane Swan
Excerpted from Chosen for His People: A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon , Paperback -- 172 pages -- $14.95-- ISBN 978-1-94269-902- 6. Available directly from the publisher or from any good bookstore... Read More...
Do Not Forget God!: The Last Days of St Alexander of Munich
An excerpt from Alexander Schmorell: Saint of the German Resistance, by Elena Perekrestov -- a biography of the recently-glorified St Alexander of Munch.
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