imperial-russia: Princess Alix of Hesse, Empress of Russia “I gazed ecstatically at the young
imperial-russia: Princess Alix of Hesse, Empress of Russia “I gazed ecstatically at the young Tsarina, who was amazingly beautiful in her pale attire, glittering with diamonds. This is how I would imagine a fairy out of a fairytale. She was a beauty, a Russia tsarina in greatness and dignity.” Maria Bok -- source link