Category: Romanov

Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina

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The removal of the tomb of Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina from the Cathedral of the Ascension Monastery before its demolition in 1929.   Who was Natalya?   Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina (Russian: Ната́лья Кири́лловна Нары́шкина; 1 September 1651 – 4 February 1694) was the Tsaritsa of Russia from 1671–1676 as the second spouse of Tsar Alexis I of Russia, and regent of Russia as the mother of […]

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Mad as a Box of Frogs…

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…yes. I may be. But– Never, ever, now way, nahuh, nope – if I was being held captive, head-shaved, in fear of my life – would I stand there happily, smilingly posing for photographs. It makes NO SENSE to me. Mad. Box. Frogs   :o)  

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A Diamond by any other Name

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“The “Shah” is a diamond that weighs around 89 karats, “with three inscriptions in the ancient Persian language engraved upon it, which indicate that it was discovered in 1591 – most likely, in the mines of Golkonda in India.”  The inscriptions refer to Nezam Shah Borhan II, 1591; Jahan Shah, son of Jahangir Shah, 1641, […]

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