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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia

Strelna, 22 Aug 1858 – Pavlovsk, 15 Jun 1915

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Facts and their sources

  • Born22 Aug 1858, Strelnanot verified1 source
  • Titleadjutant generalor Officer of the deck, 1880–1882 · president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1889–1915 · chairperson, 1892not verified1 source
  • TitleOfficer of the deck, 1880–1882or president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1889–1915 · chairperson, 1892 · adjutant generalnot verified1 source
  • Titlepresident of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1889–1915or Officer of the deck, 1880–1882 · chairperson, 1892 · adjutant generalnot verified1 source
  • Titlechairperson, 1892or Officer of the deck, 1880–1882 · president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1889–1915 · adjutant generalnot verified1 source
  • Died15 Jun 1915, Pavlovsknot verified1 source
  • FatherGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russianot verified1 source
  • MotherPrincess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 22 Aug 1858

    Born in Strelna

  2. 1880–1882

    Officer of the deck

  3. 1889–1915

    President of the Russian Academy of Sciences

  4. 1892

    Chairperson

  5. 15 Jun 1915

    Dies in Pavlovsk, aged 56

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Strelna.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1850s · Grand is born in Strelna

What people wore

Uniform Men's Shirts and Diverse Women's Finery

Men's clothing remained relatively uniform, featuring a signature shirt with a side-fastening collar worn untucked and belted. In contrast, women's festive attire was highly diverse, often intricately decorated with embroidery, lace, ribbons, and precious metal threads.

Getting around

Railways revolutionized long-distance travel speed

The railway between St. Petersburg and Moscow, opened in 1851, reduced travel time between the two cities from four days by carriage to 22 hours by train.

At the table

Everyday drinks and tea culture

Common drinks included kvass made from rye bread or beets, and hot beverages like sbiten, which was sweetened with honey and mixed with spices. Tea drinking also began to spread during this period, though owning a samovar was often a sign of a wealthy household.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

Music

Khorovod communal round dance

The khorovod was a popular communal round dance where up to a hundred people moved in a circle, often in a sunwise direction.

Daily life

Weekly Steam Baths and Water Access

The home had no plumbing or running water; families relied on pails of water and prioritized a weekly steam bath, often held in the stove itself or a dedicated bath-house. If a steam bath was unavailable, peasants would crawl into the heated oven to bathe.

What it cost

Daily food cost for a worker

In the mid-19th century, a worker's daily diet of 3 pounds of bread, a pound of meat, and simple porridge cost about 26.5 kopecks per day.