For the Romanov daughters- Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, also known as OTMA. I do post other Romanov related stuff too, though! Run by: JenniiTumblr (3.0; @otmapalace)http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b9df4710b85cffb501a85467febf159/tumblr_mmz2uidiGT1rrnhz4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themauveroom.com/post/50921731965/nicholas-ii-and-grand-duchess-anastasia-with-an">themauveroom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Anastasia with an officer taking a break from tennis in the Crimea: 1914. </p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/51011089003http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/51011089003Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:21 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ae546dca3da6129ac9102e07e2df60c/tumblr_mfyo2m19sx1r71ilwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://emily-pontmercy.tumblr.com/post/40159101444">emily-pontmercy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bulletproofjewels.tumblr.com/post/40158771617/ohsoromanov-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna">bulletproofjewels</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/40099447973/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-grand-duke">ohsoromanov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p><small>Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Michael <strike>Mustache</strike> Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna.  <br/></small></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Cutest siblings.</p> </blockquote> <p>I’ve always thought Olga is simply gorgeous. </p> </blockquote> <p>Agreed. Olga has a very unique look. One of my favourite Romanovs!</p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50913710723http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50913710723Mon, 20 May 2013 17:14:39 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a7c4e1423838b71a676dbe341e3fb75/tumblr_mn2flds9Y81r384djo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arkhangelskoye.tumblr.com/post/50900015149/alix-of-hesse-prepares-for-her-first-ball-in-1889">arkhangelskoye</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alix of Hesse prepares for her first ball in 1889. Arranging her hair is her English nurse, Mrs. Orchard, while her sister Yelizaveta Feodorovna (“Ella”) supervises.</p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50900106353http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50900106353Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:23 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/14ab8bcfed37cbe8a7d1589b8768c3fe/tumblr_mmv49x1xPW1qjuryuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://historyofromanovs.tumblr.com/post/50531842538/the-golden-gate-entrance-of-the-catherine-palace">historyofromanovs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Golden Gate entrance of the Catherine Palace.</p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50689282552http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50689282552Sat, 18 May 2013 01:29:26 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/14291e66a80a1dfa9f137ac44639652b/tumblr_mmywfjCVK31so8k6go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://anastasiatheimp.tumblr.com/post/50687972118/tsar-nicholas-ii-with-his-daughter-tatiana" class="tumblr_blog">anastasiatheimp</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Tsar Nicholas II with his daughter Tatiana</p></blockquote> <p>Tatiana I reckon….</p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50689243955http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50689243955Sat, 18 May 2013 01:28:29 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cde624b902d532f3e9b900b2441e08f/tumblr_mmxvn6zkew1r33xaxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a3c53b15632b59d47139ef0ad76dc812/tumblr_mmxvn6zkew1r33xaxo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b07d4fd94c61685851043a8a9bef7fbc/tumblr_mmxvn6zkew1r33xaxo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small>(<strong>Top</strong>) Group picture of NAOTMAA and the Romanian Royal Family when the Romanovs visited Romania in 1914.<br/></small><small>(<strong>Bottom</strong>) Maria snatching baby Prince Mircea of Romania away from Olga after the group photo had been taken.</small></p> <blockquote> <div><small>Maria was always very lovely and natural with children, and all she wanted in life was to get married to a nice Russian man (preferably a soldier) and have lots of children. It has been reported that she, without hesitation, would snatch a baby from it’s mother’s arms and shower him or her in kisses. </small></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Sad to think she never lived long enough to get that family she wanted so much :( </p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50682021348http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50682021348Fri, 17 May 2013 23:40:59 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2be415e99867773b7c6ff01fe8271317/tumblr_mmwfklNSZR1rdt2ywo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thestuffoffairytales.tumblr.com/post/50582902281/indypendentroyalty-ella-as-elisabeth-was">thestuffoffairytales</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://indypendentroyalty.tumblr.com/post/50582491796/ella-as-elisabeth-was-called-and-her-beloved">indypendentroyalty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span><strong>Ella, as Elisabeth was called, and her beloved, Grand Duke Sergei</strong>. She and Sergei had no children but raised his niece and nephew, Marie and Dmitri, after their widowed father, Grand Duke Paul, was exiled for marrying a commoner. When grown, Dmitri would become one of the killers of Rasputin.</span></p> <p><span></span>(via <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/blog/index.blog?topic_id=1069115">ROYAL RUSSIA</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Right, here comes the tears :’(</p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50583007763http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50583007763Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:17 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdnqykqWVG1r71ilwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/50202358567/tsar-alexander-iii-during-his-last-official-public">ohsoromanov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small> Tsar Alexander III during his last official public appearance, 1894.</small></p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50365902911http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50365902911Mon, 13 May 2013 22:04:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wy7k2ER61r71ilwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/50253129329/x">ohsoromanov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/13000000/Alexandra-the-romanovs-13000028-1477-1536.jpg">x</a></p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50253319717http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50253319717Sun, 12 May 2013 13:41:41 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wy1gxDe41r71ilwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/50253179720/x">ohsoromanov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/13000000/Alexandra-the-romanovs-13000035-1508-1536.jpg">x</a></p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50253260131http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50253260131Sun, 12 May 2013 13:40:22 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48qcvesWD1r71ilwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/50253019377/an-x-ray-of-alexandra-feodorovnas-hand">ohsoromanov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>An x-ray of Alexandra Feodorovna’s hand.</small></p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50253056873http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50253056873Sun, 12 May 2013 13:35:42 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a95f6b15508533b8cebf2a28c0a944d2/tumblr_mlizpttr6q1sotgwho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/117c4ce9cba2de538690d5cb26a4d59b/tumblr_mlizpttr6q1sotgwho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ec485843351eddbe61c419313bbca52/tumblr_mlizpttr6q1sotgwho3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e527fcf29651227f44561b49b770ae76/tumblr_mlizpttr6q1sotgwho4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32afef51966f19ae79e074e00203c8a3/tumblr_mlizpttr6q1sotgwho5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gibson-girl.tumblr.com/post/50184154027/ghosts-of-the-ipatiev-house-alexandra-anna">gibson-girl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ghosts-of-the-ipatiev-house.tumblr.com/post/48391345750/alexandra-anna-vyrubova-friend-of-the-empress">ghosts-of-the-ipatiev-house</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p>Alexandra, Anna Vyrubova (friend of the Empress), and the Grand Duchesses (around 1907, 11 years before their deaths)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50252641500http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50252641500Sun, 12 May 2013 13:26:10 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f66bfefc5ca7bb6d4473f92cbe37b0a2/tumblr_mmogh4qmYB1rqdmblo1_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3232e773ef54d8a162912cb6fac45959/tumblr_mmogh4qmYB1rqdmblo2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/91dfdfb65be72c8fa8637a1784f07e0c/tumblr_mmogh4qmYB1rqdmblo3_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/44acebd5118f80a573c2f49a2becc7db/tumblr_mmogh4qmYB1rqdmblo4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e340c91e91a4b15bae5c8f9a22c45b38/tumblr_mmogh4qmYB1rqdmblo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d12daa8f58f8ec1c57d3266fe5f9e36/tumblr_mmogh4qmYB1rqdmblo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bulletproofjewels.tumblr.com/post/50251498842/teatimeatwinterpalace-1-january-1913-nicholas">bulletproofjewels</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teatimeatwinterpalace.tumblr.com/post/50249191274/1-january-1913-nicholas-ii-celebrating-the">teatimeatwinterpalace</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>1 January 1913 Nicholas II celebrating the tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty. The  Imperial Russian family walking in procession at Moscow Kremlin. <span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps"><br/></span></span></small></p> <blockquote> <p><small><span class="short_text"><span class="hps"><strong>Nicholas</strong> and <strong>Alexandra</strong>, on the second gif <strong>Grand Duchess Anastasia Mihailovna</strong> (The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) with <strong>Prince Wilhelm of Sweden</strong> husband of <strong>Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna “The Younger”</strong> that we can see on the thrid gif with her cousin <strong>Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich</strong> his mother the <strong>Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna “The Elder”</strong> can also be seen. The fourth gif there are the <strong>Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna</strong> and a unknown lady (anyone ?) on the fourth gif we can see the <strong>Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna</strong> and the last gif the <strong>Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana </strong>and<strong> Maria</strong>.</span></span></small></p> </blockquote> <p><small><span class="short_text"><span class="hps">Footage posted by Ohsoromanov (<a href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/50236195454">x</a>)</span></span></small></p> </blockquote> <p>Poor Marie looks awfully uncomfortable in the last one. It’s so beautiful seeing them there all together in film. Xenia is adorable in the fifth gif background, Alexandra looks so bright when she smiles :)</p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50251747835http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50251747835Sun, 12 May 2013 13:04:24 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/427d0d6bc2ede9aea3bd5944ac951425/tumblr_mmoimzXwk51rqdmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thestuffoffairytales.tumblr.com/post/50249773239/alexander-ii-and-the-empress-maria-alexandrovna">thestuffoffairytales</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><small>Alexander II and the Empress Maria Alexandrovna with their three youngest children Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich. And of course the beloved dog of Alexander II “Milord”. </small></p> </blockquote> <p>GD Marie Alexandrovna would later become Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as the wife of Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s second son; and subsequently, the mother of Queen Marie of Romania.</p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50251736257http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50251736257Sun, 12 May 2013 13:04:06 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/72f4494d9f00e691e8fa7ad274563f63/tumblr_mmnf920hYX1rqdmblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><small>The children of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse in 1880 : Princess Elizabeth, Prince Ernest Louis, Princess Victoria, Princess Alix, and  Princess Irene.</small></p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50188604457http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50188604457Sat, 11 May 2013 20:38:54 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf0f79281bfddeae19381676a8f98952/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ff38090a63c37c7ce58c21f628498dc4/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d50512509ee341279b0c0fe18efb294/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a5ced1931ad8de823f6e8b68a6ade3c/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9ab35381cd655ca02482e1ac9e6bd08/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d119712c69c4ef60345ff529d785ad9b/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77526378f4070bd98259b5c2ac682628/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0319af15c06a29e2025aefb693b5b3d/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b809ddd77702548a4d66cb5db62ba073/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2dfad049775058aafd386e83557cb199/tumblr_mmko6md7Ok1r71ilwo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohsoromanov.tumblr.com/post/50076741536/dresses-created-by-nadezhda-petrovna-lomanova-for">ohsoromanov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small><strong>Dresses created by Nadezhda Petrovna Lomanova for Alexandra Feodorovna.</strong> Click on the source to read the descriptions. <br/></small></p> </blockquote> <p>These are beyond beautiful!</p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50184331567http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50184331567Sat, 11 May 2013 19:38:46 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2612a0b0e1bcfa04522ad50b8679e41f/tumblr_mmn0fuei0t1rsb1v0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bulletproofjewels.tumblr.com/post/50165643162/a-new-statue-of-nicky-and-alix-is-being-erected-in">bulletproofjewels</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A new statue of Nicky and Alix is being erected in St. Petersburg tomorrow!</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“Final preparations are being made today for the unveiling of a new monument to Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in St. Petersburg tomorrow. The unveiling ceremony of the monument will take place in the courtyard of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ on Sunday, May 12th at 13:00. The church is situated along the Obvodny Canal near the Warsaw Railway Station. </em><span><span></span></span></p> <div><em><img alt="" height="402" src="http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/blog/0856a.jpg" width="500"/></em></div> <p><em>The statue of Nicholas and Alexandra is carefully lifted into place on top of its pedestal in the courtyard of the church.</em></p> <p><em>The unveiling of the monument marks the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty and the 120th anniversary of the wedding of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, who were married in 1894.  It is important to note that this is only the second monument to the last Russian empress, the other being at Ganina Yama. The construction of the monument was paid for by donations raised by members of the church.”</em></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/blog/index.blog/1446520/nicholas-alexandra-monument-to-be-unveiled-in-st-petersburg/"><span><span>[Source]<br/></span></span></a><span><span><br/></span></span><span><span><em><span><span><span><span>This is incredible news. Further proof now that communism is beginning to fade from Russia, the past is going to be preserved and remembered. Hopefully I get over to Russia soon, what a beautiful statue it is.</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><br/>Wonderful news!</p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50165718201http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50165718201Sat, 11 May 2013 15:06:03 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/960be76f5a3cb41b2548a3b97172b19d/tumblr_mmlk289y7F1qjuryuo1_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e8bab2a607bef1fdb199a0451c85a29/tumblr_mmlk289y7F1qjuryuo3_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://historyofromanovs.tumblr.com/post/50105172060/profiles-of-the-grand-duchesses-in-1906-and-1915">historyofromanovs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Profiles of the Grand Duchesses in 1906 and 1915.</p> </blockquote>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50120046794http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50120046794Fri, 10 May 2013 23:59:50 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f2b0181508568705cfd53b339ec03d3/tumblr_mmlof6M6Jl1qjuryuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://historyofromanovs.tumblr.com/post/50118785740/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-of-russia-as-a-little">historyofromanovs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia as a little girl.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is BRAND NEW to me! Oooooh! </p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50118901785http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50118901785Fri, 10 May 2013 23:43:21 +0100<p>Aren’t they just beautiful?! I stumbled across them on the <a href="http://forum.alexanderpalace.org">Alexander Palace Forum</a> actually. They’ve got some great pics over there! :)</p>http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50043889308http://otmapalace.tumblr.com/post/50043889308Thu, 09 May 2013 23:51:40 +0100