Peter and Paul Fortress: The Romanov Burial Ground The Peter and Paul Fortress, dating back to the early 1700s, is another significant site rich with Romanov history. Originally built by Peter the ...

From 1971 until her death in 1997, an Austro-Hungarian by way of Chicago and New York made Newport her home. Her name was ...

The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917 ... modern scientific DNA testing has identified their remains allowing for a royal burial in 1998 in the Peter and Paul fortress in St. Petersburg.