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17th Century Style Russian Costumes worn by the Russian Nobility to the Romanov Anniversary Ball held at the Winter Palace, February 1903 ("Balnoi platye rossiiskoy znati Oochastniki costumirovannovo bala vi Zimnem dvortza", published by the Imperial Stationary Office*, St. Petersburg, 1904 )

1. Emperor Nicholas II in the Habit of Tsar Alexi Michailovitch [the second Romanov Tsar]

2. The Empress Alexandra Fedorovna in the habit of the Tsarista

• NICHOLAS and ALEXANDRA - Gallery VIII - Alexandra's 1903 Ball Costume
• Masquerade Costume of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Nicholas & Alexandra Exhibit Items

3. Grand Duke Michail Alexandrovitch in the traditional costume of the Tsarevitch

Video: Documentary,  Nicholas and Alexandra

In the Russian Style

Russian Imperial Costume Paper Dolls

Rasputin

Woman's red village costume

Women's blue village costume

Nicholas and Alexandra Paper Dolls

Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility Who Fled the Russian Revolution and Influenced the World of Fashion

Soviet Uniforms and Militaria : 1917-1991

4. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna in the Costume of a Boyarina of the 17th Century

5. Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch in a Prince's Costume of the 17th Century

6. Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna in a Princess' Costume of the 17th Century

7. Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovitch as the Head of the Streletzki [Regular Army]

8. Lady in Waiting, Princess Maria Michalovna Golitzina as an Upper Strata Boyarina of the 17th Century

9. Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch as the Master Falconer

10. Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna as a Boyarina

• Plates 11-20

• Plates 21-30

• Plates 31-40

• Plates 41-50

• Plates 51-58

Links:

• Costume Ball in the Winter Palace, 1903

"Imperial Stationary Office" is the best I can make out of "Ministerstvom Imperatorskovo Dvora e napyochatannomoo Ekspeditziye zagotovlyenuya gosudarctvyennehk bumag"  To obtain a modern edition of this work look for tiny editions ( 2&1/4" X 3&1/2" ) printed in 1991 in Moscow by "Poligraphi" (no isbn #)