Rare Last Photos Of The Romanovs

On a Boat

This photograph shows Tsar Nicholas and son Alexei out at sea in Finland. This photograph is quite striking as it’s a relatively solitary image. Despite his illness, the Tsar was known to engage Alexei in a variety of activities as he was the heir apparent and set to become the future Tsar. He allegedly also had Alexei sit it on long meetings so that he got used to the various duties and responsibilities it meant to be a royal. Of course, although he was the youngest child, he was the heir solely because he was the only male child. In the world of Russian royalty, only men were seen as fit to rule.