The Romanovs, descendents of Peter The Great, were the last imperial ... Feodorovna The Romanov Children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Aleksei Want to see more photos of Russia's history?

It was joyful, desperate, worrying and chaotic all in one go - with quiet just about the only thing Vladimir Romanov’s era at ... Here are 12 defining photos from that era.

The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917 ... known as the Time of Troubles (1589 Ü 1613). The last tsar of the previous dynasty, a weak son of Ivan the Terrible, died in 1589.