ROMANOV FAMILY AND KODAK BROWNIES

 

ROMANOV FAMILY AND KODAK BROWNIES

Little Tsesarevich Alexei Romanov with a Kodak Brownie camera.
Little Alexei Romanov with a Kodak Brownie camera.

A vintage camera display at my library is responsible for this post. I realized that they actually had the 2 kinds of cameras that the Romanov family probably used to take their numerous photographs! Read more ROMANOV FAMILY AND KODAK BROWNIES

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GRAND DUCHESS MARIA: HER SISTERS’ INFIRMARY

L-R: Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Olga, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov
L-R: Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Olga, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov

Grand Duchesses Maria and Anastasia – the “little pair” – were too young to get certified as Sisters of Mercy, as their elder sisters and mother did, so they became patrons of their own infirmary at Tsarskoe Selo. At the same time they also regularly visited Grand Duchesses Olga’s and Tatiana’s infirmary. Grand Duchess Maria often mentions these visits in her war time letters and diary. Read more GRAND DUCHESS MARIA: HER SISTERS’ INFIRMARY

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Maria Romanov to Nicholas II: 7 October, 1915.

 

 

Maria Romanov to Nicholas II: 7 October, 1915

Grand Duchesses Maria and Tatiana Romanov with their father Nicholas II
Grand Duchesses Maria and Tatiana Romanov with their father Nicholas II in 1915. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 71 фото 1053

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ROMANOV FAMILY GAMES

Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Anastasia and Olga, with Nicholas II standing in background.
Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Anastasia and Olga, with Nicholas II standing in background.

By Helen Azar

The Romanov family members loved to play games, even as adults. Various games are mentioned in their diaries and letters, and readers often would like to know exactly what these games were.  I will use Tatiana’s own writing to discuss some of the games.

 

From the 1916 memoirs of Semyon Pavlov, a patient at the royal infirmary: Read more ROMANOV FAMILY GAMES

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EMPRESS ALEXANDRA – “MAMA” AND HER GIRLS (OTMA)

EMPRESS ALEXANDRA – “MAMA” AND HER GIRLS 
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her four daughters: Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov.
The Romanov family women: Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her four daughters, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov.

The four Russian grand duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, or OTMA as they often referred to themselves, loved and respected each other, as well as other members of their family: their mother, father and little brother, Tsesarevich Alexei. “We 7” is how every member of the close knit Romanov family referred to themselves collectively. Read more EMPRESS ALEXANDRA – “MAMA” AND HER GIRLS (OTMA)

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ROMANOV FAMILY AND THE CAMERA

Little Tsesarevich Alexei with a camera
Little Tsesarevich Alexei with a camera

ROMANOV FAMILY AND THE CAMERA

All members of the Romanov family were avid photographers. Luckily for us, because they left behind hundred upon hundreds of photographs! They often mentioned photographs in their diaries and letters, as well as one of their favorite past times: “pasting” their photographs into albums. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY AND THE CAMERA

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