The Romanovs. They were here

[@emilioalcazar4170]

Beautiful and magic..like their presence

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@lenietrollip486]

I wish had known them....beautiful people.

[@blessOTMA]

Indeed.

[@Br1an37]

Great video. So nice to see the contrast between where the Romanov's once stood and were photographed back then and how the exact locations look now. Thank you for uploading this

[@blessOTMA]

My pleasure.

[@cindyk4294]

I love the before and after effect...

[@blessOTMA]

Indeed, it's hypnotic. I made sure , for the most part, the last image we see of the photos is of the family...restored to the spot. Not simply the spot today. When each image is left, it's of them as they were.

[@susanlloyd7395]

My Facebook friend, Nancy, says this is beautiful and unique. I agree. Thank you.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you and thank Nancy for me! 😁 It's thanks to Mr. Grigoryev's photography.

[@janicehill9759]

Amazing! More, please.

[@blessOTMA]

There is indeed more Romanov now and then photos on the photographer 's site, linked in the video description. 😊 Ilya Grigoryev. All credit goes to him! Enjoy!

[@chrispowell9506]

I am in the process of finishing the Romanov Martyr book and am so glad to see these then/now pictures! Thank You!

[@blessOTMA]

My pleasure! There are even more examples on Mr.Grigoryev 's site, the link is in the description😊

[@aarinisles]

Very nice. What you do with your channel is beautiful.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you very much.

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

@@blessOTMA yes you’re keeping their memory alive 😔❤️🙏👍🏻🍺

[@blessOTMA]

@@alexanderdelacruz9249 Thank you!💗

[@buf67]

Beautifully done

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@juliatrecet1740]

Gracias pir nellas fotos gracias

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

Grand duchess Maria is so hauntingly beautiful 😔🙏🙏

[@blessOTMA]

Indeed!

[@29Marathons]

GD Maria is my favorite Romanov Sister. She's a sweet angelic beauty!!

[@blessOTMA]

@@29Marathons Indeed. Every one has a favorite! 😊

[@ЕленаЗуева-з1щ]

Очень трогательно. Большое спасибо

[@blessOTMA]

спасибо! 😁

[@eleanorkett1129]

Beautiful. Absolutely breathtaking

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you. Yes, once I saw the effect of blending the two, I had to make a video

[@royalrealmproductions2581]

Loved this!

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@Carolina-gx6mj]

They are bere forever in Heart.

[@blessOTMA]

Indeed.

[@juliatrecet1740]

Quisiera haberlos conocido gracias por tantas fotos

[@lianicandrou4916]

Incredible beautiful set out small little video, that speaks out so much to us! God rest their souls!

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! 💗

[@annepickering4234]

Very emotive

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you, that means a lot.

[@29Marathons]

Thank you for this clip. Great clip & beautifully done combining the "then" & "now" photos. After seeing this clip, I wish the Romanovs are here today, especially the lovely OTMA!!

[@blessOTMA]

Indeed!

[@sandyhossman7771]

If only the older daughters had married and left Russia

[@blessOTMA]

@@sandyhossman7771 Sadly there was no time. They were just thinking about that when WW1 started. Plus, we know Olga did not want to leave Russia when she married. So even if there was time for them, she at least would have still been there. 😔

[@sandyhossman7771]

@@blessOTMA I know , it was just horrible that the children were murdered and the servants. So vicious

[@stathisstevekanterakis3488]

Music and pictures blend in a unique way ..., well Done ❤️

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@anarocio3194]

A good video, thanks for your dedication in the process of looking for the old AND new photos

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you. The web link of the new photo's photographer is in the description. It's a great site , with many more now and then examples. He has also done much to have the old photos on the web as well.

[@erikwestervelt6083]

Lovely Ann!

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@giovanniserafino1731]

I’ve always enjoyed visiting present day sites which have a connection to historical figures, particularly when there is photographic evidence for the connection. Obviously, the Romanovs lived and time and space. I like to think that perhaps in a different dimension they still occupy these spaces.

[@blessOTMA]

Indeed. One cannot help but feel that when visiting these places or seeing their photo superimposed upon the same spot today.

[@carminmontano1505]

Es una pena x esa familia q paso x lo horrible pesadilla ,solo recuerdos quedan q nunca volverán lo lamentable fueras las grandes duquesas no tuvieron la culpa de nada mucha pena a pesar q fueron del siglo pasado

[@IamHelenKeller]

Hi Anne. Thanks for sharing the fascinating images....and interesting video concept. It's surprising how little some of the scenery has changed! Best regards! :)

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you for stopping by! Yes, It's touching to see the surroundings are often the same, like it wasn't that long ago. Warm wishes!😁

[@IamHelenKeller]

@@blessOTMA Wow, you've gotten a lot of views on this video in a short amount of time. Keep up the good work!

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! How did your garden handle the cold snap?

[@IamHelenKeller]

@@blessOTMAI Unfortunately, not very well. I think about half of the trees and shrubs were killed or severely injured. All the leaves were killed on my bamboo grove, and maybe the stems...so it doesn't look very attractive. but bamboo is weedy. new shoots are starting to grow up from the ground. I suppose it will be a couple of years or more before my yard looks okay again. suddenly my bathroom ceiling started leaking and I discovered that a squirrel had chewed a hole in my roof. But the roofer patched my roof today. A new roof would probably be better...but roofs are so expensive these days. :( Oh well, if it's not one thing it's another, I suppose. Now we're entering tornado season. LOl. :) Have you been doing any painting lately?

[@blessOTMA]

@@IamHelenKeller Sorry to hear that about the garden, hopefully it was a once in a 100 years event! Glad you got your roof patched, really whatever it takes to reasonably get though the day is to be valued. I'm for patches! 😊 Funny you should ask about painting, I'm thinking of several Romanov ones( it has been nearly 6 years since I had a brush in my hand! ) Alas, not Alix as of yet, but at least I have photos of her in mind . The ideas I'm working on are about 10 years old. Life is short, but art is long! Warm wishes and dry bathrooms my friend! 😀

[@vonholdinghausen6886]

How wonderful and interesting! Thank you! Music was well choosen.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@angeladelrio6940]

Great video! Can you do more like this please ♥️

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! Please click on the photographer, Ilya Grigoryev's site in the description window to see more Romanov then and now photos. He posts new ones often!

[@FloydMusic2011]

Another excellent video! Keep up the good work.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@SQP-bf4yg]

Thank you for this

[@blessOTMA]

You're very welcome

[@juliatrecet1740]

Gracias cuantos recuerdos

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! Indeed.

[@davidadams188]

I really enjoyed that thank you for sharing.

[@blessOTMA]

My pleasure.

[@rociolezama2192]

Thanks you, it's a marvelous job.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! There are more then and now Romanov photos on Mr. Grigoryev's web site, which is in the description.😊

[@NoviNouf]

Lovely OTMAA

[@teevannel3468]

Loved it!!

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! See the description box for Mr. Grigoryev's web site with many more examples!☺

[@carltongirl95]

New subscriber thankyou for this video 💜

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@victoriafitzhenry4503]

I have absolutely loved this - thank you so much for posting it. It's amazing that you you managed to find the exact locations where the original photos were taken. Would I be presumptuous to ask if you have any more?

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you. The photos from today is the work of Ilya Grigoryev, as I say in the description and also in the the beginning of video. I also put a link to his web site in the description and you'll find other examples of Mr. Grigoryev's terrific then and now Romanov photos there. He has done the great work of tracking the locations down.

[@victoriafitzhenry4503]

@@blessOTMA Thank you for your reply. I'll go and have a look at Mr Grigoryev's website - I'm sure it'll be fascinating!

[@josemarialopezalvarez4837]

Me encantó.Gran trabajo y más vídeos parecidos,porfavor.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you! Perhaps I will do another. But I would first have to ask the permission of the Russian photographer who took the photos of the places today, Ilya Grigoryev. You see, I was so driven to make this video, I did not dare to ask him, I just went ahead....while giving him the credit of course. But if I make another video, asking him and risking disapproval could not be avoided. Look in the description box to find a link to his web site. He regularly publishes great then and now Romanov photos. Thank you, again!

[@annelefevre9457]

Very touching.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you!

[@gingerninjawhinger9986]

A truly poignant video. It is over 100 years since the Imperial Family walked these paths; to visit these places and to stand in, and to share, the same spaces that HIM the Tsar and his Family once occupied only becomes a more poignant and personal connection when you see the photographs. Thank you for uploading this video and giving new life to these ghosts from the past.

[@blessOTMA]

Thank you, your comment means a lot. When I blended a then and now photo on the video program, just to see how it went, the effect was such that I just had to make a whole video. It seems to ease the legendary aspect of their tragic story. Because the photos makes it clear; they were here, real and they stood in these places one can be in today. The photos and the work of finding the places today was done by the photographer, Ilya Grigoryev. All credit goes to him! Thanks again!

[@ΜπεττυΜπεττυ-δ6ρ]

🖤💔

[@bar10ml44]

This is exquisitely done but I find a lot of comments expressing a gushing joy over a family that hardly anyone ever saw. I’ve spent years reading about them and agonising over their deaths and it should never have happened but to a large extent the Tzar’s downfall was because of his belief that only he had a divine right to rule. This was a folly and his poor decision making led to the tragic consequences. You can not isolate yourself in luxury while your people starve in poverty. They could have left with amazing financial security and lived a very comfortable life with the prospect of one day returning to the throne. George V and the British government could have intervened but to save their own image declined. The Royals might be related but will burn and destroy anything that threatens their grip.

[@haylabox1662]

3:03 graffiti on the rock, how sad.

[@anarocio3194]

The photos were only Taken in Livadia?

[@blessOTMA]

The one with the church is at Alexander Palace, the rest in the video are from Livadia . Mr. Grigoryev has spent the last two years looking for places to document in the Crimea. I hope when AP opens, he travels there. There are many more examples of the then and now on his web site, link in the description. It's a terrific site.

[@anarocio3194]

Thank you

[@claudiamazza7231]

Los lugares quedan, las personas no.