ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ALEXEI ROMANOV. 19 AUGUST, 1916.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ALEXEI ROMANOV. 19 AUGUST, 1916.

Tsesarevich Alexei on the imperial yacht The Standart with is dog
Tsarevich Alexei on the imperial yacht The Standart with his dog Joy.

From the 1916 diary of Alexei Romanov:

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GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA: WORK AT THE INFIRMARY DIARY

GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA: WORK AT THE INFIRMARY
Sisters of Mercy Olga Romanov and Tatiana Romanov posing for pictures with the wounded at their infirmary
Sisters of Mercy Olga Romanov and Tatiana Romanov posing for pictures with the wounded at their infirmary

From the 1914 diary of Sister [of Mercy] Tatiana Romanov: Read more GRAND DUCHESS TATIANA: WORK AT THE INFIRMARY DIARY

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ALEXEI ROMANOV: CHRISTENING OF THE HEIR

August 24, 2015.

Romanov Dynasty Heir Alexei Romanov
Romanov Dynasty Heir Alexei Romanov

Exactly 111 years ago, on 24 August, 1904, the Romanov Dynasty Heir Alexei Romanov, who was born earlier that summer, was christened in the Russian Orthodox tradition. Below are some of the photographs from this event.

Tsarevich Alexei had a number of godparents, including Kaiser Wilhelm.  His principal godmother was his grandmother Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and principal godfather was Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich. Read more ALEXEI ROMANOV: CHRISTENING OF THE HEIR

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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

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