Russian Empress

Russian royals bid farewell to last tsarina - World - smh.com.au

Having fallen deeply in love with the Russian people, the empress devoted a great deal of effort for the benefit of the Russian fatherland. Her soul ached for Russia."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/russian-royals-bid-farewell-to-last-tsarina/2006/09/29/1159337339914.html

Sunken 18th Century Russian Ship to Be Raised

The Dutch ship Vrouw Maria sank in the Baltic Sea in 1771 while carrying works of art bought by the Russian empress, Catherine the Great ...

http://nyjtimes.com/Stories/2008/03-07-08/Sunken18thCenturyShipToBeRaised.htm

czarina - Definitions from Dictionary.com

the wife of a czar; Russian empress. ... Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary ...

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=czarina

What was so great about Catherine? | Salon Books

The Russian empress remains fascinating not because she attempted sex with a horse, but for expanding her empire, squashing her enemies and acting like, well, a man.

http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/02/13/rounding/index.html?source=rss

Empress of the North - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Empress of the North is a 360-foot (110 m) diesel-powered paddlewheeler operated by ... The ship is decorated with a 19th century Russian theme, but adds an Alaskan touch with ...

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Empress_of_the_North

List of Russian rulers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At different times, a ruler in Kievan Rus' /Rus' principalities/ Imperial Russia bore the title of Kniaz (translated as Duke or Prince), Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor. The Patriarchs, heads of the Ru

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_rulers

The History of the Volga-Germans

THE VOLGA GERMANS A Brief History. The Germans who left Germany to settle in the Russian Volga valley did so at the invitation of the Russian Empress, Catherine II, in July of 1763 ...

http://www.lhm.org/LID/lidhist.htm

260.37-carat Blue Sapphire in the Maria Alexandrovna Sapphire Brooch ...

The brooch gets its name from the Russian Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the empress consort of Czar Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1855-81), who purchased the 260.37 ...

http://jewelry-blog.internetstones.com/famous-gemstones/empress-maria-alexandrovna-sapphire-brooch

Russia Adoption, Russian Adoption Blog - Happy Tatiana's Day

Well it seems that the key consort of the Russian Empress Elizabeth, who ruled from 1741 to 1762, was one Ivan Shuvalov. His relatives had helped Elizabeth claim the throne after ...

http://russia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/happy-tatiana-s-day

Sea Empress

On the evening of 15 February 1996, a Liberian oil tanker, the Sea Empress ... On the 18th, the Russian crew and the experts were air-lifted off the ...

http://www.cedre.fr/uk/spill/sea_empr/sea_empress.htm

English Russia » Culture

The fountain is called in honour of former Russian empress Ekaterina the Second. Though actually it is the king of Moscow fountains and probably it can measure his strength with ...

http://englishrussia.com/?cat=7

PCA Alien Plant Working Group - Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)

... Paper mulberry; Perennial pepperweed; Porcelainberry; Princess tree; Purple loosestrife; Russian ... Princess tree, also known as royal paulownia or empress tree, is a small to medium ...

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pato1.htm

Empress of China

Empress Cocktail Lounge The lounge awaits you with all beverages including China spirits ... Nob Hill, Coit Tower, North Beach, and Russian Hill. Playful tropical fish in tanks on the ...

http://empressofchinasf.com/page/nwpi/Bar_Ballroom.html

Fact Sheet - Empress of the North

... Showroom Lounge • Paddlewheel Lounge • Romanov Dining Room • Calliope Bar & Grill Accommodations: The spacious staterooms on the Empress of the North showcase Alaska's Russian ...

http://www.majesticamericaline.com/cms/files/Empress%20of%20the%20North%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%203%205%2007.pdf

Russian Empress to be reburied - Pravda.Ru

Maria Fyodorovna, the spouse of the Russian Emperor Alexander III, is likely to be reburied in the second third of September 2003. Ivan Artsishevsky, chairman of the state protocol ...

http://english.pravda.ru/culture/2002/07/17/32696.html