Romanovs

Cultural  

1. The family that ruled Russia from the seventeenth century until the Russian Revolution. Empress Catherine the Great and Czar Peter the Great were Romanovs.

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Example Sentences

But he took issue with what he said were unsupported storylines, such as the queen scolding then-Russian president Boris Yeltsin about the Romanovs.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022

Under communism, the Romanovs were often portrayed as backward and responsible for familial and societal collapse.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021

The Romanovs have had no official legal standing in Russia since the dynasty was overthrown in 1917, and they don’t seek to return to the throne.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Tonburi, made from Japanese summer-cypress seeds, arrives on chipped ice inside an antique silver caviar bowl that looks as if it belonged to the Romanovs.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

The Romanovs finally ascended the throne in the person of Michael in 1613.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther