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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #90 on: May 28, 2013, 12:15:45 PM »
Day 11: Ivan IV, Catherine the Great
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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #91 on: May 28, 2013, 01:30:26 PM »
Day 11: It's really hard to choose a favorite emperor but for Empress I'll go with

Maria Alexandrovna so I guess Alexander the II for emperor.
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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #92 on: May 28, 2013, 01:42:17 PM »
Emperor/Empress:
For Emperor, I'll probably go for either Nicholas or Tsar Alexander II. 
For Empress, I'll go for Alexandra. Why? I find her complex and interesting to actually read about and research!

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #93 on: May 28, 2013, 02:33:47 PM »
Day 8:Favorite formal photo. Although I must say that I love all their 1914 formals if I must chose only one I'd pick the next:


Day 9: Favorite photo of Alexei


Day 10: Favorite past Romanov. I think that this must be between Peter the Great (for the same reason mentioned by Clockwork girl) and also AII (the emancipation of serfs). I feel much interest also for Catherine the Great but she's not my fave.

Day 11: My favorite Emperor is Alexander II (I admire him as Emperor but don't like his personal life), I don't have a real favorite Empress, I'm interested in all the empresses of the 19th century. Perhaps Elizaveta Alexeievna (she was a great and tragic beauty) or Empress Marie Feodorovna -Dagmar of Denmark- (she did a good role as consort empress, IMO).
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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #94 on: May 28, 2013, 08:36:58 PM »
For Empress, I'll go for Alexandra. Why? I find her complex and interesting to actually read about and research!

I completely agree. Her complexity is what makes her fascinating.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #95 on: May 29, 2013, 04:59:36 AM »
Day 12: Favorite 1903 Winter Palace Costume Ball Outfit.

Xenia's was something to look at.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #96 on: May 29, 2013, 08:36:38 AM »
Day 12: Alexandra Taneyeva, Anna's sister. Also I like the photo of them together. http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/192x/0c/84/92/0c8492a5e24a44c6923595c5508383e7.jpg
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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #97 on: May 29, 2013, 08:49:05 AM »
Day 12: Nicholas's.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #98 on: May 29, 2013, 12:00:44 PM »
Day 12: Favorite 1903 Winter Palace Costume Ball Outfit.

Xenia's was something to look at.

Got to agree.

So I say: Day 12: Xenia.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #99 on: May 29, 2013, 12:39:38 PM »
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Day 12: Nicholas's.

Same here.
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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #100 on: May 29, 2013, 02:50:26 PM »
Day 12:  Princess Orlova's costume is my favorite.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #101 on: May 29, 2013, 05:53:46 PM »
Day 12: Alexandra Taneyeva, Anna's sister. Also I like the photo of them together. http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/192x/0c/84/92/0c8492a5e24a44c6923595c5508383e7.jpg

Oh if it has to me a Romanov and not someone who attended their ball then I'd agree

Xenia's
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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #102 on: May 29, 2013, 05:55:33 PM »
Day 12: I love Princess Zinaida Yussupova's costume, the headdress is as amazing as the gown.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #103 on: May 30, 2013, 06:32:20 AM »
Day 13: Romanovs you ship together, but are non-canon.

(This means people who you think should have been in a relationship but most likely weren't.)

The adult versions of Aleksey and Princess Ileana of Romania. That's all I have.

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Re: 30 Day Romanov Challenge
« Reply #104 on: May 30, 2013, 06:44:11 AM »
Again,  I agree with the above.

Alexei and Ileana. I love their photos together.