Olga and Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Royal blood unites them, Royal blood dooms them. The sisters Romanov truly believed that the Russian people loved them and their ailing young brother, the Crown Prince. But World War I revealed the truth, and their lives went from merriment and joy to grim gratitude for being allowed to … Continue reading L for Lost Crown, by Sarah Miller (book review) – Romanov grand duchesses, sisters, doomed