ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: EMPRESS ALEXANDRA. 5 NOVEMBER, 1916.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: EMPRESS ALEXANDRA. 5 NOVEMBER, 1916.

Empress Alexandra with Grand Duchess Tatiana
Empress Alexandra with Grand Duchess Tatiana

1916 note from Empress Alexandra to Grand Duchess Tatiana

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 22 APRIL, 1904

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 22 APRIL, 1904

From the 1904 diary of Nicholas II:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 20 APRIL, 1904

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NICHOLAS II – 20 APRIL, 1904

From the 1904 diary of Nicholas II:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: ALEXANDRA ROMANOV – 18 APRIL, 1918

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: ALEXANDRA ROMANOV – 18 APRIL, 1918

Alexandra Romanov
Alexandra Romanov

From a letter byAlexandra to Olga Romanov (Ekaterinburg to Tobolsk):

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ALEXEI ROMANOV: 1914 LETTER TO “MAMA” FROM STAVKA

ALEXEI ROMANOV: 1914 LETTER TO “MAMA” FROM STAVKA

On the envelope:   “To Darling Mama”.

“May you all sleep peacefully. May the Lord keep you! I kiss  You, Hussar and Ulan firmly.  Alexei.”  

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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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