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.

The Last Russian Emperor of the Romanov dynasty, Nicholas II with his family – his wife Alexandra, daughters Maria, Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia, and son Alexei. (Photo courtesy: RBTH)

Remember how the 1960s classic Mughal-e-Azam was the first black-and-white Hindi film to be digitally coloured?

The retouched, coloured version received a huge welcome when it was released in November 2004.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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