DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV: KAYAKING. 1913.

 

DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV: KAYAKING. 1913.

Grand Duchess Tatiana in a kayak in Tsarskoe Selo in 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 261 л. 25 фото 362
Grand Duchess Tatiana kayaking on a Tsarskoe Selo canal in 1913. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 261 л. 25 фото 362

From the 1913 diary of Tatiana Romanov: Read more DIARY OF TATIANA ROMANOV: KAYAKING. 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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