ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV – 24 MARCH, 1913.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV – 24 MARCH, 1913.

Olga Romanov circa 1913
Olga Romanov circa 1913

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV – 22 MARCH, 1913.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV – 22 MARCH, 1913.

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: FUN IN THE SNOW

ROMANOV FAMILY: FUN IN THE SNOW

Romanov family loved snow. Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Romanov family loved snow. Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Romanov family loved snow. Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the "snow tower"
Romanov family loved snow. Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the “snow tower”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE TSAR’S CHILDREN’S TEDDY BEAR?

teddy 1THE TSAR’S CHILDREN’S TEDDY BEAR? 

Recently I was contacted by a reader who had an interesting story.  He told me that his mother is a long time collector of antiques, and one of her acquisitions was an early Steiff bear that  belonged to the Tsar’s children. Both of them were able to meet with me, and I was able to meet the teddy, whose name is, appropriately Nicholas, in person!

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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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