Hi, yes! Most of them are. I have tried to put the location of the dresses wherever possible, for example "Tsarskoe Selo Museum Preserve" and "Hermitage Museum". If you search "Grand Duchess" on the Hermitage Museum website, you can get quite a few results :) Thank you for watching!

I anticipated getting comments about pronunciation 😅 There are *many* ways to pronounce Anastasia, depending on your location, dialect, etc. However, Romanov historians agree that A-nas-ta-sia is faithful to the traditional Russian pronunciation, so I've settled on that one in an attempt to be as close as possible to how the Romanovs would have been referred to, though this way of saying it might sound quite different to other common western pronunciations. This pronunciation is still used today in Russia, quite a few Russian celebrities called Anastasia go by that pronunciation, for example, figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova and gymnast Anastasia Ilyankova. It's a beautiful name with a deep history and many variations, and whilst it’s sadly impossible to know how exactly it might have been said by the Romanovs, I’ve tried to use the traditional way ☺️

I have a soft spot for Olga :)

@@ellasinquiries Me too.

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Thank you so much for your kind comment!

Great question! As far as I am aware, unfortunately not - though there are a few bottles that are sometimes sold on second hand websites, with notes about their scents. La Rose (Olga) has a floral smell of mainly roses, but some notes of lavender, violet, and jasmine, and a little spice too! Those lucky enough to get their hands on this perfume say that it's the most realistic and pleasant rose scented perfume they have tried! Jasmin de Corse (Tatiana) has a white floral smell. Lilas Pourpre (Maria) has very little information on its scent unfortunately :( Violette Pourpre is a light, violet scent, light and with a hint of vanilla. It appears that the colour has deepened with age, turning a quite strong purple in the bottle. And now I want to make a video on their perfumes! Thank you for your comment and for watching!

Goodness, what wouldn't I do to have one of these in my hands? I'm a "perfume sommelier" of sorts, so I'd love an in-depth video from you on this topic! Congratulations on your work and dedication! Your channel is definitely one of my favorites...

A perfumer recreated scents found in the Alexander Palace and they were made into small sample bottles for each daughter in 2018. It was part of an exhibition about perfume in Russia. I have a set of them actually.

@@hollydaugherty2620 Oh! Could you describe each scent? And would you know where to find these perfume samples to buy?

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Santa was wearing his red and white outfit as early as the 1870s! Prior to the 1870s, Santa was drawn wearing green, brown, and even yellow outfits. Thanks to illustrator Thomas Nast, who seems to have popularised the red outfit through his drawing of Santa in a red suit, by the turn of the 20th century Santa was associated with red.

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Thank you Karen!

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Thank you so much, Merry Christmas! Yes, the girls did ice skate (and roller-skate!) Here's an extract from Tatiana's diary, 16 December 1914: "Today we have a very clear sunny day, but at times strong wind and frost, and when we went skating, I almost froze. God knows, it was cold. Horribly."

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The Tzar was cousin of king George grandfather of Queen Elizabeth. He refuse to offer refuge to Nicholas because the family relation with Germany. After Nicholas was murdered King George never smile again.

Ellen, this is so kind! Thank you so much for your support, it truly does mean a lot!

Thank you, I'm so glad to hear that! Olga is such a beautiful name ❤