▁his ▁father ▁closed ▁the ▁Lev it sky ▁studio ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Raf ail ▁returned ▁to ▁Russia ▁with ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁studio ▁ ▁The ▁Lev it sky ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁studio ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁was ▁a ▁father - son ▁enter prise . ▁ ▁Ph oto ▁cards ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁have ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁Lev it sky ▁name ▁' and ▁Son ' ▁ ▁both ▁written ▁as ▁a ▁signature ▁and ▁printed ▁ ▁on ▁their ▁back s . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death , ▁Raf ail ▁continued ▁the ▁operation ▁and ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Lev it sky ▁portrait ▁studio ▁taking ▁the ▁now ▁famous ▁photos ▁of ▁Cz ar ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁and ▁Cz arina ▁Alex andra ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Ol ga ▁Nik ola ev na ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Tat iana ▁Nik ola ev na ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Maria ▁Nik ola ev na ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁An ast asia ▁Nik ola ev na ▁of ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Alex ei ▁Nik ola ev ich , ▁Ts are v ich ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁So ▁popular ▁were ▁the ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov s ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁reprodu ced ▁individually ▁for ▁public ▁consumption ▁in ▁an ▁" Ed ition ▁A ▁Bon ▁March é " ▁by ▁Raf ail . ▁ ▁While ▁running ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁studio ▁Raf ail ▁began ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁taking ▁photos ▁of ▁every day ▁Russian ▁actors ▁and ▁every day ▁Russian ▁people ▁while ▁continu ing ▁the ▁Studio ' s