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circa 1905: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868 - 1918), with his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna (1872 - 1918), and their five children. Empress Alexandra holds the baby Tsarevich Alexis (1904 - 1918), surrounded by the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia. All perished at Ekaterinberg in July 1918. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1905:  Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868 - 1918), with his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna (1872 - 1918), and their five children. Empress Alexandra holds the baby Tsarevich Alexis (1904 - 1918), surrounded by the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia. All perished at Ekaterinberg in July 1918.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)