ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 1 April, 1905.
From the 1905 diary of Nicholas II:
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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 28 FEBRUARY, 1905.
ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 28 FEBRUARY, 1905.
From the 1905 diary of Nicholas II
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ROMANOV FAMILY: RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904
ROMANOV FAMILY: RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904
The Russo-Japanese war began on January 26 (N.S. February 8) 1904. A Japanese fleet unexpectedly attacked Russian ships that were docked on the outer anchorage of Port Arthur, prior to any official declaration of war. As a result of this attack the most powerful ships of the Russian squadron had been taken out of commission. The official declaration of war between Japan and Russia occurred only on the 10th of February, 1904.
The main cause of Russo-Japanese War was the expansion of Russia to the East. However, the immediate cause was the annexation of the Liaodong Peninsula, previously captured by Japan. This triggered a military reform and the militarization of Japan.
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Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna’s 1905 postcard
Rare Christmas postcard written by Grand Duchess Elisabeth to Elena Georgievna, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (great-granddaughter of Tsar Paul I). Ella wrote the address in Russian because this postcard was going to a Russian destination (St Petersburg), but the actual message with the Christmas greetings and wishes for a peaceful 1905 was written in German. Ironically 1905 turned out to be anything but a peaceful for Ella (and for the rest of the Romanov family for that matter), starting with her husband’s, Grand Duke Sergei’s assassination just a few weeks later. Read more Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna’s 1905 postcard
