Rare Last Photos Of The Romanovs

Near the End

This photograph of Alexandra was taken a few years before the end of her life. It was Alexandra who brought Rasputin into the family circle, mainly because of her obsession with healing her son. She felt like Rasputin might hold the key to healing hemophilia. Towards the end of her life, Alexandra and the rest of her family were confined, she spent her time in a wheelchair. Either she was suffering from poor health or simply or emotional health was being worn down by the confinement. She, along with her husband the Tsar, were said to have been among the first to have been killed during the execution.