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In Pics: Russia’s Mughal-e-Azam; Meet the Romanovs Now in Colour

Just like the classic ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, Russian artist Olga Shirnina has coloured the archive images of the Romanovs.

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Just like the classic ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, Russian artist Olga Shirnina has coloured the  archive images of the Romanovs.
Remember how the 1960s classic Mughal-e-Azam was the first black-and-white Hindi film to be digitally coloured?
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Just like the classic ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, Russian artist Olga Shirnina has coloured the  archive images of the Romanovs.
The retouched, coloured version received a huge welcome when it was released in November 2004.
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A Russian artist Olga Shirnina (also known as ‘Klimbim’) has coloured the archive images of the Romanov family.

Here is a portrait of last emperor of Romanov dynasty, Nicholas II with his family. Check out how beautifully Olga has transformed this black and white portrait into a coloured masterpiece.

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Empress Alexendra Fyodorovna and her four daughters. The Empress and Nicholos II were blessed with for daughters and a son.

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A portrait of Nicholas II dating way back to 1 November 1894

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This portrait of Grand Duchess Marie is from 1906. She was the youngest of Nicholas II and Alexendra’s daughter.

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Portrait of Grand Duchess Olga and Tatiana at Livadia which is situated in modern day Crimea. Crimea was historically a popular destination for military celebration of the Tsar.

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This portrait is from Alexandrovsky Palace where Nicholas II and his family spent most of their summer vacations.

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Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna at a grand fancy-dress ball at Winter Palace in St Petersburg.

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Grand Duchess Elisabeth who was also fondly known as Europe’s most beautiful princess. She was born in Germany and after marriage became the Grand Duchess of the House of Romanovs.

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This story and the pictures have been curated from the original story that appeared in Russia Beyond The Headlines or RBTH.

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