Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna Collection

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916), 1910s
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916)

Last Moments of the Czar, (c1857). Creator: Herbert K Bourne
Last Moments of the Czar, (c1857). The death of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855), who died on 2 March 1855 at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg

Grand Duchess Tatyana of Russia, 1901. Private Collection

Drawing Room of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna at the Villa Butera near Palermo, 1846. Private Collection

Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna with their second daughter, Grand Duchess Tatyana, 1897. Found in the collection of State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF)

Grigory Rasputin with Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, her five children and seated right governess Maria Vishnyakova, 1910. Found in the collection of State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF)

The Family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, 1914. Found in the collection of State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF)

Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1798-1860), c. 1817. Private Collection

Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyodorovna with their Daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria und Anastasia (as Baby), 1902. Private Collection

Emperor Nicholas I and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna with son Konstantin Nikolaevich on a boat trip, Artist: Anonymous
Emperor Nicholas I and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna with son Konstantin Nikolaevich on a boat trip, 1830s. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916) Artist: Bulla, Karl Karlovich (1853-1929)
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916). Private Collection

Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Small Winter Garden in the Apartments of Alexandra Fyodorovna, Mid of the 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Winter Garden of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1860s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Study of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, Mid of the 19th cen Artist: Hau
Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Study of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, Mid of the 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Large Drawing Room of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1858. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Bedchamber of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1870. Artist: Hau, Eduard (1807-1887)
Interiors of the Winter Palace. The Bedchamber of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1870. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Grigori Rasputin, General Count Mikhail Putyatin (right) and Colonel Dmitriy Lotman, 1904-1905
Grigori Rasputin, General Count Mikhail Putyatin (right) and Colonel Dmitriy Lotman

Rasputin (second from left) at the meal among His Admirers, c. 1910
Rasputin (second from left) at the meal among His Admirers

The Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg

Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia with Alexandra Fyodorovna and Daughter Olga, 1895
Portrait of Nicholas II of Russia with Alexandra Fyodorovna and Daughter Olga

The Malachite Hall of the Winter Palace, 1837-1839. Artist: Andrei Ivanovich Stakenschneider
The Malachite Hall of the Winter Palace, 1837-1839. Briullov, Alexander Pavlovich (1798-1877)

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"Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna: A Tragic Tale of Power, Love, and Betrayal" Step into the captivating world as we delve into her extraordinary life. Born in 1872 as Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, she would later become the wife of Tsar Nicholas II, ruling over Russia during a time of immense change. In the early 1900s, whispers began to circulate about Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, a mystic who had seemingly gained an inexplicable hold over the empress. Their controversial relationship raised eyebrows among both nobility and commoners alike. As tensions escalated in Russia during the 1910s, tragedy struck when the imperial family found themselves imprisoned within the cellar of Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. The nightmarish events that unfolded there would forever stain history's pages with bloodshed. A poignant image captures one of their last moments together - Tsar Nicholas II standing tall beside his beloved empress. Created by Herbert K Bourne in c1857, this artwork immortalizes their bond amidst turmoil. Before her fateful end, Empress Alexandra cherished precious memories with her children. Grand Duchess Tatyana's radiant smile illuminates a photograph from 1901 while they resided at Villa Butera near Palermo. The Ipatiev House stands as a haunting reminder of their final days. In 1919 and again around 1920, photographs captured its somber facade where hope was extinguished for good. Through excerpts from her diary's last page dated 1918, we catch glimpses into Empress Alexandra's innermost thoughts - reflections on love lost and dreams shattered amid political upheaval. Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra shared an unbreakable bond with their daughters; here they are pictured alongside Grand Duchess Tatyana.