After Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries early on the morning of July 17, 1918, a collection of the royal family's personal photographs was smuggled out of Russia. The albums offer a haunting glimpse into the life of a family destined for tragedy. (All photos reproduced courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.) (Originally published on March 13, 2017)