Petersburg author N.M. Konyaev undertook a grandiose study of the “blank spots” in the history of Muscovite Rus' and the Russian Empire. For three centuries the Romanov dynasty ruled Russia, and it would seem that the country and the world knew these monarchs well. However, over the past centuries, many legends and myths have formed that have been “grown” into history as historical facts. Through the magical crystal of Russian history, we suddenly see the secret of the heyday of the Romanov dynasty. Perjury, betrayal, sacrilege - acts so characteristic of the first Romanovs, reflected in the last reigns, change their sign and acquire opposite qualities. Beginning with Paul I, and especially with Nicholas I, a moral transformation of the Romanovs took place. The last Romanovs manage to overcome all self-will, replacing them with the need to fulfill their duty.