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
Tennis anyone?
The Romanov family loved to play tennis. They mention it throughout their letters and diaries constantly. In Grand Duchess Olga’s 1913 diary alone, she mentions “tennis” a whopping 100 times! Read more THE ROMANOV FAMILY AND TENNIS
From Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna’s 1913 diary: Read more IMPERIAL LIFE IN LIVADIA PRIOR TO THE WAR (1913).
