ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 27 JANUARY, 1917

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 27 JANUARY, 1917

Grand Duchess Olga with Nicholas II and another lady
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov  (left) with Nicholas II and unidentified court lady

From the 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 23 JANUARY, 1917

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 23 JANUARY, 1917

Sister Olga Romanov at her infirmary
Sister Olga Romanov at her infirmary

From the 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY AND QUEEN VICTORIA OF ENGLAND

ROMANOV FAMILY AND QUEEN VICTORIA OF ENGLAND

Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra and baby Grand Duchess Olga with Queen Victoria in England.
Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra and baby Grand Duchess Olga with Queen Victoria of England.

January 22  is the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s death in 1901.   In the nineteenth century, many members of the European royal families were closely related to each other.  Queen Victoria was referred to as “the grandmother of Europe” because her progeny were dispersed throughout the continent through the marriages of her numerous children.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 21 JANUARY, 1917.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 21 JANUARY, 1917.

Sister Olga Romanov and Sister Tatiana Romanov with the wounded at their infirmary.
Sister Olga Romanov and Sister Tatiana Romanov with the wounded at their infirmary.

From the 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 20 JANUARY, 1917.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

OLGA ROMANOV. 20 JANUARY, 1917.

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov

On the 20th of January, 1917, things are still relatively normal for Olga Romanov and her family. Only a few weeks later, the abdication of her father takes place, as the events of the Russian revolution quickly approach.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 16 JANUARY, 1917.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

OLGA ROMANOV. 16 JANUARY, 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. 16 JANUARY, 1917.

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