Nicholas II's sisters, were; Xenia Alexandrovna b. 1875 and Olga Alexandrovna b. 1881. Both sisters were principal players in the twilight of the Russian Empire. Xenia married her first cousin...
What was then known as the N.K.V.D. a murder-homicide ( direct action!) squad directed by a Lieutenant Felix YUROVKSY . The equivalent of the Soviet FBI ( KGB was not yet formed) committed this most...
During the Russian Revolution of 1917, the soviets rioted because of food shortage, economic hardship, war difficulties, poverty, crime. The women began the riot as the men workers joined them...