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In the news1905
Bloody Sunday Massacre
Troops fired on a peaceful demonstration in St. Petersburg, killing and wounding hundreds and causing a collapse in public confidence.
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Gatchina Palace, 6 Jul 1907 – Woodside, 23 Jun 1989
8 facts3 sources
Facts and their sources
- Born6 Jul 1907, Gatchina Palacenot verified1 source
- Died23 Jun 1989, Woodsidenot verified1 source
A life in time
6 Jul 1907
Born in Gatchina Palace
23 Jun 1989
Dies in Woodside, aged 81
Family
See the treeDuring his lifetime
He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Gatchina Palace.
General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.
The 1900s · Prince is born in Gatchina Palace
Who governed
- Theodore Roosevelt(opens in a new tab)
President of the United States, 1901–1909 · United States
- William Howard Taft(opens in a new tab)
President of the United States, 1909–1913 · United States
Music
Khorovod circle dances
Traditional khorovod round dances could involve up to one hundred participants moving in a sunwise circle or in complex lines.
Around the world · 1908–1927The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.
ModelTMitch · public domain
Daily life
The universal Russian stove
Most peasant homes had a universal stove that occupied a quarter of the room; it was used for heating, cooking bread, boiling clothes, and sleeping. Many of these stoves were built without chimneys, meaning smoke filled the room and exited through the roof or door.
In the news1903
Trans-Siberian Railway Completed
The Trans-Siberian Railway was completed, boosting industrial development and enabling travel across the vast Russian Empire.
What people wore
Men's Peasant Attire and Festive Shirts
Peasant men commonly wore a shirt belted over trousers, often paired with a felt cap and boots or bast shoes. For festive occasions, they might wear shirts made from red calico instead of everyday homespun fabric.
Getting around
Slow river travel against the current
River travel against the current was slow; barges pulled by human haulers (burlaks) from Astrakhan to Nizhny Novgorod covered only about 30 km per day, requiring 70 to 75 days for the trip.