DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV: KAYAKING. 1913.

 

DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV: KAYAKING. 1913.

Grand Duchess Tatiana in a kayak in Tsarskoe Selo in 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 261 л. 25 фото 362
Grand Duchess Tatiana kayaking on a Tsarskoe Selo canal in 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 261 л. 25 фото 362

From the 1913 diary of Tatiana Romanov:

“12 April. Friday… In the afternoon [we] walked with Papa, kayaked with the sisters…”

“14 April. Sunday….. everyone had breakfast together. Later Olga, Papa and I kayaked, it was really nice…”

“15 April. Monday… [we] went out in the garden, then kayaked…”

“Wednesday, 13 August… During the day went to the tower with Papa. Went kayaking…”

“Saturday, 16 August…During the day [we] rode bicycles, then kayaked…”     

Nicholas II in a kayak in Tsarskoe Selo in 1913.
Nicholas II in a kayak in Tsarskoe Selo.

From the book Tatiana Romanov, Daughter of the Last Tsar: Diaries and Letters, 1913–1918

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