Tourists curious about Russia’s imperial past can now ride on a special train running through the Ural mountains along the route travelled by some members of the royal family before their execution in 1918. The train making the three-hour journey between Yekaterinburg and Alapayevsk is equipped with a royal family-themed wagon where tourists can try on clothing similar to that worn by Russian nobility in the early 20th century. Upon arriving in the town, tourists are taken by bus to places of importance in the lives of the royal family members who were killed there. “On the night of July 18, 1918, eight people were thrown in here alive,” priest Father Serafim said, pointing to a snow-covered mineshaft. “These included Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna (Romanova)”. ...
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