Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895-1918) photographed sitting on a windowsill in 1913 and

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895-1918) photographed sitting on a windowsill in 1913 and 1917. Taken with four years in between, the tone of these photographs are quite distinctive, both matching with the overall mood of the year it was taken. The first photograph, Olga is sitting elegant and poised against a calm backdrop.  The year 1913 was an important and sacred year for Olga and her family as it celebrated 300 years of Romanov rule. It was also the last year of true peace before the world erupted into war the following year. The second photograph’s mood has dramatically changed to melancholic. Tiredness and sadness can be seen in Olga’s face. In 1917, her father abdicated and her family were put under house arrest. The bars attached to the window originally installed for safety can now be viewed as prison bars.In 1918, Olga would be brutally murdered with her family in the cellar basement of Ipatiev House. -- source link

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