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Nicholas II's abdicating in favor of his brother Michael instead of his son Alexei may have been illegal.

Thrust into a war against the greatest military mind of the time, Alexander, his army and the Russian winter succeeded where no other had.

Alexandrite, named after young Tsar Alexander in the 1830s, displays a color change from emerald green to red by artificial light. Considered a gem of joy and good omen.

Sri Lanka claims the world's largest concentration of gems, renowned since Antiquity for their clarity, beauty and healing properties.

Finland asked Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse to be its king once it gained independence from Russia, but eventually decided to become a republic.

Each bridge of Paris has a story to tell; perhaps Pont Neuf and Pont Alexandre II are two of the most interesting Paris bridges visitors will encounter on a Paris trip.

Tthe Russian Imperial Guards founded in 1683 by Peter the Great as the first truely modern elite Russian army and fought throughout the world from Narva to Mukden.

The Czech Legion started from humble beginnings in 1914 and ended up as one of the last reliable units on the World War One Eastern Front.

While many people think diamonds are the most precious gems on Earth, some gemstones have unique characteristics that make them much more valuable overall.

By the time Otto von Bismarck declared the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, Napoleon III had been out maneuvered and diplomatically isolated.

The first part of 'Russian Dramatic Greats' provides a comprehensive guide to the initial development of Russian theatre i.e. religious theatre, Sumarokov and Pushkin.

Tsar Alexander III of Russia's marriage to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, the future Tsarina Marie Feodorovna, was successful, and produced Tsar Nicholas II.

When a Danish prince became King George I of Greece, he founded the Greek Oldenburg dynasty that would rule this unstable country through the reigns of six kings.