SOVEREIGN No. 17 - 2026: The Life and Reign of Emperor Nicholas II

The No. 17 Summer 2026 issue of SOVEREIGN, features articles about Russia’s last Tsar, his family, the Romanov dynasty and the history of Imperial Russia. These articles have been researched and written by independent historian and author Paul Gilbert. His works are based on new research from Russian archival and media sources.In an effort to preserve his 30+ years of hard work, the author has reproduced a selection of the nearly 950 articles he has written for his blog in a printed format for the first time. The author has updated many of these articles with additional facts, information and photos. In addition, this issue includes new works translated from Russian, and published in English for the first time.The No. 17 issue features 21 articles, richly illustrated with 122 black and white photographs, English text:[1] 130th anniversary of the Holy Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II [2] Sir Thomas Preston Recalls Ekaterinburg, 1918 [3] Six new monuments of Nicholas II installed in Russian cities [4] Exhibition: ‘The Era of Nicholas II’ opens in Livadia [5] ‘The Tsar’s Omen’ Exhibition opens in St. Petersburg[6] First governor of Sverdlovsk regrets the ROC has not recognized the Ekaterinburg Remains [7] Alexander Nikolaevich Avdonin 1932-2026 [8] Exhibition: ‘Fans pf Empress Maria Feodorovna - 1860s to 1910s [9] The Church of the Saviour on the Waters to be restored in St. Petersburg [10] Livadia Palace and Park to undergo large-scale restoration [11] 300th Anniversary of the reign of the House of Romanov 1913 [12] Lenin’s presence on Red Square continues to rile Russians [13] The assassination of Grigorii Rasputin [14] The LAST grand duke and grand duchess of Russia [15] Letters of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna donated to St. Petersburg museum [16] Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna’ s archive donated to GARF [17] ‘History Returned’ Exhibition opens in Moscow [18] Conference: ‘Emperor Nicholas II and Dialogue with the Islamic World’ [19] Could the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg have been saved? [20] Lost Orthodox Churches of Imperial Russia: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Borki) [21] Derussification in Ukraine “erases” the Romanov dynasty Read more