Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich, 1904. The name of the heir to the throne was not chosen by chance. It was also that of one of the first members of the Romanov dynasty, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1645-1676), later known as ‘the unifier of Russia’. Nicholas told an acquaintance, ‘The tsarina and I have decided to call the heir Alexei; it’s time we broke with the series of Alexanders and Nicholases.’Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich, 1904. The name of the heir to the throne was not chosen by chance. It was also that of one of the first members of the Romanov dynasty, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1645-1676), later known as ‘the unifier of Russia’. Nicholas told an acquaintance, ‘The tsarina and I have decided to call the heir Alexei; it’s time we broke with the series of Alexanders and Nicholases.’
Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich, 1904. The name of the heir to the throne was not chosen by chance. It was also that of one of the first members of the Romanov dynasty, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1645-1676), later known as ‘the unifier of Russia’. Nicholas told an acquaintance, ‘The tsarina and I have decided to call the heir Alexei; it’s time we broke with the series of Alexanders and Nicholases.’