The selected photograph displays the actual bindings used on Mikhail Nikitich Romanov, the uncle of Tsar Mikhail Romanov. Mikhail was elected into power in 1613 and was the first of the Romanov line. He became a symbol of unity and political strength after a period in Russia known as the “Time of Troubles” in which … Continue reading Blog Post 1 – Walters
Tag: Monarchy
The Emir of Bukhara
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•The Emir of Bukhara, Alim Khan who ruled from late 1910 until 1920 when he was forced to flee into Afghanistan to escape the Red Army. Here he is pictured in 1911 by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii who used a special process using several different color filters and sandwiching them together to create color images. The Emir …