OTMA | Part 2

The four daughters of Russia’s last Emperor continue to fascinate people around the world more than a century after their brutal killings in Ekaterinburg, 1918. Often thought of as a single unit using a nickname, they sometimes used to refer to all four of them, OTMA, seen as beautiful young ladies in white dresses, or as dutiful wartime nurses, or even as naïve young women who had few friends and little contact with the world outside the palace, their lives have been steeped in modern-day mythology. However, with the opening of the Russian State Archives following the fall of the Soviet Union, the letters and diaries of the Grand Duchesses are now revealing interesting and fascinating details about their sadly short lives. · · ─── ·•· ─── · · VIDEO CHAPTERS · · ─── ·•· ─── · · 00:00 The Grand Duchesses as honorary regimental chiefs 01:43 Romanov Tercentenary, 1913 02:42 Prospective husbands for the Grand Duchesses, 1914 04:13 George Battenberg visits the Romanovs, 1914 05:02 World War 1 begins, 1914 05:48 The Romanov sisters as nurses, 1914-1916 08:21 Grand Duchess Olga suffers a nervous breakdown 09:12 Visits to the Military Headquarters (Stavka, Mogilev), 1916 10:26 The Grand Duchesses visit the Anglo-Russian Hospital in Petrograd, 1916 11:03 Visits to Crimea, Sevastopol, Evpatoria, 1916 · · ─────── ·•· ─────── · · This video is produced as part of the project for the book "The Romanov Royal Martyrs”, which is an impressive 512-page book, featuring nearly 200 black & white photographs, and a 56-page photo insert of more than 80 high-quality images, colorized by the acclaimed Russian artist Olga Shirnina (Klimbim) and appearing here in print for the first time. · · ─────── ·•· ─────── · · 📖 EXPLORE the book: http://romanovs.eu/en-book 🌎 ORDER the book: http://romanovs.eu/online-store 🎵 THEME SONG:    • July Winter Tears | Original Soundtrack | ...   · · ─────── ·•· ─────── · · Follow us on: ▶ YOUTUBE: https://goo.gl/9c8ZEx ▶ FACEBOOK:   / romanovroyalmartyrs   ▶ INSTAGRAM:   / romanov_royal_martyrs