DIARY OF OLGA ROMANOV: 21 OCTOBER, 1913. CRIMEA.

Romanov family in Crimea on 21 October, 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 37 об. фото 532
Empress Alexandra, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Anastasia with the Romanov family friend Anna Vyrubova in Crimea on 21 October, 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 37 об. фото 532

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov (the day this photograph was taken): Read more DIARY OF OLGA ROMANOV: 21 OCTOBER, 1913. CRIMEA.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 12 JUNE, 1913.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 12 JUNE, 1913.

Grand Duchesses Olga, Maria and Anastasia in Crimea. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 7 об. фото 105
Grand Duchesses Olga, Maria and Anastasia Romanov in Crimea. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 7 об. фото 105

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov: Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 12 JUNE, 1913.

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GRAND DUCHESSES TATIANA AND ANASTASIA: PETERHOF, 1913.

Rare and beautifully haunting photograph of the second and the youngest daughters of Tsar Nicholas II: Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov and Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov.

Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Anastasia. Peterhof, 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 33 фото 465
Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Anastasia. Peterhof, 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 33 фото 465
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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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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 27 JULY, 1913

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 27 JULY, 1913

The Romanov family in Peterhof in 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 34 фото 478
The Romanov family in Peterhof in 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 34 фото 478

From 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:

Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 27 JULY, 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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