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Romanov Films and Music - Walk Around the Alexander Palace

video taken by Helen Azar

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Semi-Precious Hardstone Animals

Here are some images of my favorite hardstone, Faberge-like animals from my collections with stories about how they were created and why

Room over the Vestibule Mosaics in Hagia Sophia

The mysterious mosaics of the room over the vestibule.  Why is no one permitted access? Have these 9th century mosaics been destroyed?

I Visit the Soviets by E. M. Delafield
Memories of Aleksei Volkov
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