MIRACLE, MYSTERY, AUTHORITY!

RULERS OF ST. PETERSBURG

(just a few of the sites you can visit)

General sites on rulers of Russia
A History of Russia. By Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Listen to some multi-media lectures on the rulers of Russia from this series. (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures)
The Hermitage. Home page of one of the best art museums in the world. See in particular the part of this site on the various rulers:
Face to Face with the Czars. 1600's, 1700's, 1800's, 1900's rulers. Check the The Treasures galleries and see some of the artifacts of the rulers. Site is from the Florida International Museum. "Trearues of the Czars" was the opening exhibition in 1995.
Rulers of Russia Since 1533. Ivan IV to Vladimir Putin. Encyclopaedic information from Info please.
The Ruling House of Rus - Russia. A brief description with pictures of each of the rulers of Russia, starting with Rurik (862-879) and ending with Nicholas II (1894-1917). From John Sloan & Micha Jelisavcic, Xenophon Group International.
Intrigue and Power: Russian Rulers in Wax Museum. Wax museum in Simbirsk, Russia. Another page by Micha Jelisavic & John Sloan, Xenophon Group International.
*Seventeen Moments in Soviet History. Copyright © Russian Source Book Project Grant 2003. Find the sections on Soviet rulers.
. Family tree for the Romanovs (the rulers highlighted with red). From Ed Stephan.
Peter The Great
A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures).Listen to some of these multi-media lectures on Peters the Great from the series:
*Peter the Great's Revolution. Brief general summaries of aspects of Peter's reign ("Changes in Appearance," "The Barber," "Peter and Serfdom," "Reforming the Church," "The Table of Ranks," "Victory at Poltava," "Problems of Succession" "Drinking at Peter's Palace,"St. Petersburg," "Peter as Antichrist," "He Has Given Birth to Russia,"The Bronze Horseman [the poem]," "The Bronze Horseman [the statue]," "The Reforming Tsar's Revolution," "Progress Through Coercion," along with links to primary sources.
Peter the Great (Peter Alexeevich). A page from the "Treasures of the Tsars" from the St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
The Romanovs. See the short section on Peter. (From Interknowledge Corp.)
History. Page from The Fresh Guide to St. Petersburg. Read the sections on the various tsars and tsarinas.
Under the Romanovs. A page from the History of the Russian Navy. Towards the end of this page you will encounter Peter I and you can follow from here and from subsequent pages how his navy fared in the world arena.
The Dust of Centuries. Here is a nice site on Peter...if you can read Russian! (The pictures are interesting for anyone.)
Peter I in "Mon Plaisir". Portrait of Peter by Valentin Serov.
Peter Interogating his Son Alexis. Portrait by Nikolai Ge.
Catherine I
Catherine I (Ekaterina Alexeevna). (Empress 1725-1727). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
Peter II
Peter II (Peter Alexeevich). (Emperor 1727-1730). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
Anne
Anna Ivanovna. (Empress 1730-1740). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
Ivan VI
Ivan VI (Ivan Antonovich). (Emperor 1740-1741). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
Elizabeth
Elizaveta Petrovna. (Empress 1741-1761). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
Peter III
Peter III (Peter Feodorovich). (Emperor 1761-1762). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great (9:37 min.). Listen to the multi-media lecture on Catherine the Great from the series A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lecture.)
Catherine II. From Bob Atchison's site Alexander Palace. A brief introduction and a portrait of Catherine.
Catherine the Great (Ekaterina Alexeevna). A page from "Treasures of the Czars" from the St. Petersburg Times [Florida]. A few words of introduction plus a picture.
The Princess Who Became Catherine the Great. Text plus pictures laying out Catherine's life and reign (written by Ursula Grosser Dixon, a "novice historian"). [Follow all the links to get the full story.]
Paul
Paul I (12:04 min.). Listen lecture On Paul from the series A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures):
Paul I (Pavel Petrovich). A page from "Treasures of the Tsars" St. Petersburg, Florida.
Paul I. A page from Bob Atchison's site "Alexander Palace."
Alexander I
Alexander I (12:44 min.) and Alexander and Napoleon (12:15 min.). Listen to these suggested multi-media lectures on Alexander I from the series A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures):
Alexander I (Alexander Pavlovich). A page from "Treasures of the Tsars" St. Petersburg, Florida.
Alexander Pavlovich Romanov. From Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace" site.
Nicholas I
Nickolas Pavlovich Romanov. From Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace" site.
Nicholas I. From the site "Treasures of the Tsars" (St. Petersburg, FL).
Alexander II
Assassination of Alexander II (9:14 min.). Listen to some of this multi-media lectures on Alexander II from the series A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures).
*St. Petersburg on the road to capitalism. This section covers the topics:
Alexander Nickolaievich Romanov. From Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace" site.
Alexander II. From the site "Treasures of the Tsars" (St. Petersburg, FL).
Alexander III
Alexander III. Picture from Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace" site.
Alexander III. From the site "Treasures of the Tsars" (St. Petersburg, FL).
Nicholas II - and his family
Nickolas Alexandrovich Romanov. A page from Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace" site.
Alexandra Fyodorovna Romanova. A page from Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace" site.
Abdication of Nicholas II. Translation of his abdication paper of 15 March, 1917. (from the "World War I Document Archive).
Nicholas II. From the page "Treasures of the Tsars" (St. Petersburg, FL).
Passion for the Romanovs. Web page by Sean Apellas includes a brief introduction and some links to other Romanov sites (such as a site to find Romanov "collectibles").
My name is Anastasia. A beautiful page brought to you by Pallasart. Learn about Anastasia's parents, where she lived, her brother and sisters, the things she liked, etc. [Site not fully up yet; coming soon?]
The Jewish Role in the Bolshevik Revolution and Russia's Early Soviet Regime: Assessing the Grim Legacy of Soviet Communism. By Mark Weber in The Journal of Historical Review.
Mikhail Romanov
Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov. A page from Bob Atchison's "Alexander Palace."
Lenin
Lenin (14:31 min.). Listen to this multi-media lectures on Lenin from the series A History of Russia by Professor Michael Petrovich (recorded in 1987 before the Soviet Union dissolved), published on the web site of the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (N.B.: You will need Realplayer 5.0 to listen and view the lectures.)
Lenin. Hear Lenin speaking to the meeting of Russian Councils. From Funet Russian Archive.
*Lenin Internet Archive. Works. Biography. Images.
Lenin. Painting by V. Serov. From Funet Russian Archive.

Lenin moved the capital back to Moscow. Information about subsequent rulers of the Soviet Union and of Russia (after the Soviet Union collapsed) can be found on the history page.

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