ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 16 MAY, 1916.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 16 MAY, 1916. 

(DACHA AT EVPATORIA, CRIMEA)

Grand Duchess Tatiana at a beach in Evpatoria on 16 May, In the background Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei can also be seen. 1916. Photo credit:
Click to enlarge this photo. Grand Duchess Tatiana at the “Mechta” (“The Dream”) Dacha on a beach in Evpatoria on 16 May, 1916. In the background Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei can also be seen.  Romanov family friend Anna Vyrubova, who owned this dacha, is on the left. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 77 фото 1147

From the 1916 diary of Tatiana Romanov: Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 16 MAY, 1916.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 17 DECEMBER, 1913.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 17 DECEMBER, 1913.

Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Olga, Pavel Voronov ("S") and Grand Duchess Tatiana
Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Olga, Pavel Voronov (“S”) and Grand Duchess Tatiana on 17 December, 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 262 л. 23 фото 400

OLGA ROMANOV’S BELOVED “S.”

This photo of Grand Duchess Olga Romanov, her two sisters Grand Duchesses Anastasia and Tatiana and Officer Pavel Voronov was taken on their last day on the imperial yacht The Standart. We know the exact date of the photograph: 17 December, 1913. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 17 DECEMBER, 1913.

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DIARY OF OLGA ROMANOV: KAYAKING 1913

 

Tsar Nicholas II as well as his daughters loved to boat and kayak. In the summer of 1913, Grand Duchess Olga recorded her father’s kayaking activities in her diary.

Tsar Nicholas II in a kayak
Tsar Nicholas II in a kayak

From 1913 diary entries of Grand Duchess Olga Romanov:

“Friday. 14 June. Did not go ashore. Papa kayaked, also after tea…”

“Saturday. 15 June. Did not go ashore in the morning. It was initially overcast but later became wonderfully sunny and warm. Papa kayaked. In the afternoon everyone went ashore, but I stayed on the yacht to my great joy…”

“Wednesday. 29 May. Did not do anything in the morning… Sailed in double boats, Papa kayaked. Then [we] smoked and picked lilies-of-the-valley on the little island…” Read more DIARY OF OLGA ROMANOV: KAYAKING 1913

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ROMANOV FAMILY: DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV

ROMANOV FAMILY: DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV 

Nicholas II and his daughters in Tsarskoe Selo in 1914.
Grand Duchess Tatiana with her father Nicholas II,  sisters and cousin George Milford Haven, in Tsarskoe Selo. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 57 фото 834

Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV

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ROMANOV FAMILY IN FINLAND

Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov - in Finland.
Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov in Finland.

Every summer prior to the war, the Romanov family boarded their imperial yacht “The Standart” and headed for a holiday on the Finnish skerries. The time they spent in Finland was always one of their fondest memories.

From Grand Duchess Olga’s 1913 diary: Read more ROMANOV FAMILY IN FINLAND

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