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The Private World of Nicholas and Alexandra: The Restoration of the Alexander Palace

Russian History Museum

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Get an intimate look at the palace that was home to Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia! Join our curator, Nick Nicholson, who just returned from Russia, where he got an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the recently-restored Alexander Palace.

In this program, Nick and our Executive Director Michael discuss the Alexander Palace’s restoration project and the many objects in our collection that share the history of its rooms.

Timestamps:
0:00-5:26 Program countdown, introduction
5:27 Livestream program

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Livestream chat originally presented on 8/24/21.

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20 Comments

@dawn-merikinion917 5 years ago

I wanted to cry. Finding the pieces of original tile and paint in order to recreate this grand historic home was like breathing life back into it. You can really picture the imperial family in these spaces. I can not imagine actually standing there in person. It really makes me happy to see the detail and extent taken, the care in this restoration is fenominal. Thank you so much for sharing.

@carolannemckenzie3849 4 years ago

Thank you to you Nick and the Russian people for keeping Russian history alive.

@alexrock4248 5 years ago

I hope to see in the future the children rooms restored , and the balcony along the empress rooms recreated 🥰

@VMeral 5 years ago

Going there when there are no other people around, such a treat!!

@CELSVSETERECTVS 4 years ago

I am Italian monarchist devout of Russian Imperial Family: my best compliments for this presentation!
Thank you!

@eleanorkett1129 5 years ago

Thank you so much for this tour. I was in Russia around two years ago, but the Alexander Palace was still closed. I hope to return someday to see this beautiful palace in person.

@greutera 5 years ago

My grandmother was friends with a woman who was a lady in waiting to the Czarina. Her name was Tedi Potsam (perhaps Theodora). I gave her hand written cookbook (recipes in Russian, German and French) to my cousin in Munich a few years ago.

@vanished3306 5 years ago

How amazing that this has survived and revived! Thank you for sharing this❣️

@esgiereyes5082 5 years ago

This is a dream come true! Thank you for making it available to the world

@Jasona1976 5 years ago

A first class presentation, thanks. Kudos to Russia too for the restoration of their history.

@mortensletten8758 5 years ago

Thank you so much for this thorough and highly interesting walk through the recreated rooms of Nicholas ll & Alexandra's living quarters in the Alexander palace! - I thoroughly enjoyed it! - Bolshoie spasibo!

@seventhuser904 4 years ago (edited)

Thankyou Nick for the detailed explanation of the under Restoration Alexander Palace. It means a lot people like me who are fascinated by the Imperial Family and their Lives. The Researchers, The Restorers, The Donors all have done a magnificent job renovating this Palace. It'll be a shame leaving out the restoration of Children's Rooms and their places of Interest in this Palace. They were the life and souls of this palace. Again tysm for this video, hope to see more great content. :)

@RealSalica 5 years ago

Art Nouveau is my favourite movement for decorative art . I am so glad they restored those rooms . It looks really amazing . If you ever travel in Barcelona , there is an incredible little museum of Art Nouveau decorative Art, that is not on the tourist path , they have the most pieces of furniture I have seen from this style . I really recommend it . I could see some of those pieces of furnitures in your restored Art Nouveau rooms .

@tollcross4755 5 years ago

This was fascinating. Time travel. Can't wait to see when the whole restoration is complete. This is such a quality historical channel.

@TomTerrific341 5 years ago

I’m still hoping to go to St Petersburg one day. I’ve always been intrigued with Russian history reading 50 or more books. Hopefully one day my dream will come true.

@philiphilton985 5 years ago

Absolutely wonderful! What a treat!

@skyqueen1148 3 years ago (edited)

Nick Nicholson is a brilliant art historian. Thank you for the great presentation.

@alexandersasha1423 3 years ago (edited)

This is so amazing and beautiful!
Rest in peace Romanovs!💛✝️🙏🏻

@marcaurele3115 5 years ago (edited)

Merci pour ce reportage qui témoigne de la campagne de restauration menée au Palais Alexandre. On était encore imprégné des photos de 1917 qui permettaient d'imaginer l'univers du dernier Tsar de Russie et de sa famille. Desormais cet univers renaît grâce à un formidable travail de reconstitution de ces appartements, objets d'origine ou reconstitués . Le Russie sovietique avait restauré certains palais après guerre : Pertershof , palais Katherine... Il avait été prouvé que les artisans locaux étaient capables de retrouver les savoirs-faire et techniques d'antan. Ce travail de recherche du passé se poursuit sous la nouvelle ère et révèle cet intérieur " Art nouveau" très caracteristique des décorations de la fin du XIXeme et debut XXeme. On imagine mieux Nicolas II dans sa salle de travail ou une de ses bibliothèques, et votre reportage est très instructif . Cette restauration est dans la continuité de la demarche de rehabilitation de Nicolas II lancée sous Eltsine et poursuivie apparemment sous Poutine . Les nouveaux tsars recherchent une continuité historique apres la rupture de la révolution sovietique...
A relire les mémoires du dernier Tsar , on decouvre un homme plutot réservé, voire timide , un peu falot face à l'immense defi de la modernisation de la Russie .Il n'etait sans doute pas fait pour gérer cette grande responsabilité qui était le gouvernement de ce vaste empire. Ces intérieurs plutôt bourgeois reflètent cette personnalité effacée et l'aspiration à vivre simplement . Paradoxalement, le même homme fit reconstruire le palais Livadia en Crimée , tout de marbre blanc, qui constitua sans doute une dépense somptuaire !.On ne peut donc conclure définitivement à la " simplicité " du personnage ... Sans doute sa complexité explique la fascination qu'il exerce dans le public de nos jours... Et l'histoire de Nicolas et Alexandra est si romanesque qu'elle justifie à elle seule l'intérêt qu'on lui porte ...
Votre reportage est , en tout cas , excellent.

@simplystreeptacular 4 years ago

This is FASCINATING! I've been a huge fan of Nick Nicholson's ever since discovering his work for the Romanov Royal Martyrs channel, so it was an absolute delight to have him give us the walk-through of these newly reconstructed rooms. Hopefully one day I'll make it to Tsarskoe Selo to see them for myself....