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Romanov
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Ro·ma·nov also Ro·ma·noff  (rm-nôf, r-mänf, r-)
Russian ruling dynasty (1613-1917) that began with the accession of Czar Michael (1596-1645; ruled 1613-1645) and ended with the abdication of Nicholas II during the Russian Revolution.
Romanov [ˈrəʊmənɒf (Russian) raˈmanəf]
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(Biographies) any of the Russian imperial dynasty that ruled from the crowning (1613) of Mikhail Fyodorovich to the abdication (1917) of Nicholas II during the February Revolution
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Noun1.Romanov - a member of the imperial family that ruled Russia
Romanoff
emperor - the male ruler of an empire
2.Romanov - the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917Romanov - the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917
Romanoff
dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
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Discussing this cache, which had been lost to posterity, Marcus Linell, Senior Director at Sotheby's and Olga Vaigatcheva, Specialist in Russian Works of Art and Faberge at Sotheby's, commented: "We are absolutely thrilled to be offering for sale one of the most remarkable collections relating to the Romanovs to be offered at auction.
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Other Romanovs have been rehabilitated as victims of Soviet political repression, but a similar measure was refused in February for the last tsar and his immediate family, whose remains are buried in Saint Petersburg.
Russia rehabilitates last tsar by Aljazeera.net
 
 
 
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