ROMANOV FAMILY IN TOBOLSK: BLAGOVESCHENSKY CATHEDRAL

For some time after they arrived in Tobolsk, the Romanov family were allowed to attend the local cathedral for services. Blagoveschenie church was located very close to the Governor’s mansion: across the street then diagonally across the town gardens, and across another street to the left.  I did the same walk, based on their own descriptions, and was able to locate the exact spot where the church once stood.  (more…)

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 25 APRIL, 1917

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 25 APRIL, 1917

From a 1917 letter of Tatiana Romanov:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV. 2 April, 1917

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV. 2 April, 1917

1917 Easter card from Olga Romanov to Nicholas II:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV TO EMPRESS ALEXANDRA. 23 APRIL, 1917

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV TO EMPRESS ALEXANDRA. 23 APRIL, 1917

Olga Romanov and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
Olga Romanov and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

This poem by Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy was penned in 1859. Grand Duchess Olga Romanov copied it down and dedicated it to her beloved mother, Empress Alexandra, on 23 April, 1917.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 6 FEBRUARY, 1917

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV.  6 FEBRUARY, 1917

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov

From 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 11 FEBRUARY, 1917.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 11 FEBRUARY, 1917.

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.

From the 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:

Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 11 FEBRUARY, 1917.

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