Нужно составить 5 вопросов опираясь на данный текст, если сложно все 5, напишите хотя бы 1, . текст: have you read the article on the ipatyev monastery? then you must remember why the monastery was called “the cradle of the house of the romanovs”. yes, it was connected with the election of mikhail romanov as the tsar of russia in 1613. the romanov dynasty ruled russia for three centuries . many tsars visited kostroma and the ipatyev monastery. the last tsar nicholas ii and his family came to kostroma in may 1913 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of their dynasty. the city had prepared for the high visitors. a new museum building had been constructed and a red cross hospital had been built. an exhibition on the volga bank displayed the majors industries and crafts of the kostroma province. nicholas laid the foundation stone of the monument to the dynasty. the pedestal of the monument was constructed before world war i. you can still see it on the high bank of the volga. it was used for the figure of lenin after the 1917 october revolution. many royal families of europe were related to one another. the romanovs had close family connections witch the british monarchy. nicholas ii was a cousin of george v, grandson of queen victoria (nicholas’s and georges mothers were sisters). nicholas’s wife alexandra was queen victoria’s granddaughter. nicholas and alexandra had four daughters: olga, tatiana, maria and anastasia and a son alexei. all of them were executed on 17 july 1918.

1. why was the ipatyev monastery called “the cradle of the house of the romanovs”? 2. when was mikhail romanov elected tsar of russia? 3. how did kostroma prepare for tsar nickolas ii visit in 1913? 4. the romanovs had close family connections witch the british monarchy, didn't they? 5. how many children did nickolas and his wife have?

1. when was mikhail romanov elected as the tsar of russia? 2. who came to kostroma in may 1913? 3. what did an exhibition on the volga bank display? 4. who was nicholas ll related to? 5. how many daughters did nicholas and alexandra have?

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