Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse). Wikicommons.
11.6.19
Winter Palace Ball, 1903
"the last spectacular ball in the history of the empire ... [but] a new and hostile Russia glared through the large windows of the palace ... while we danced, the workers were striking and the clouds in the Far East were hanging dangerously low." - Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovitch
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