Tatya and Papa

In the early hours of the morning on 17 July 1918, one hundred and one years ago, the last Russian tsar, his family and loyal servants were led into the basement under false pretenses of safety. Instead, they were met with a death sentence then shot and stabbed to death.

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Grand Duchess Tatiana and her father Tsar Nicholas posing with tennis rackets. The family loved to play games and sports, tennis among them.