ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV. 16 SEPTEMBER, 1913

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV. 16 SEPTEMBER, 1913

Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana.
Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana.

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TATIANA ROMANOV: TYPHOID FEVER, 1913.

 

TATIANA ROMANOV: TYPHOID FEVER, 1913

Tsarevich Alexei with Grand Duchess Tatiana in bed with typhoid fever.
Tsarevich Alexei with Grand Duchess Tatiana in bed with typhoid fever.

On 24 February, 1913, Grand Duchess Tatiana contracted typhoid fever in the period of the Great Lent before Orthodox Easter. Her condition was very serious for the rest of February and the entire month of March, when the Tercentenary Celebrations actually began.

Tsarevich Alexei with Grand Duchess Tatiana in bed with typhoid fever.
Tsarevich Alexei with Grand Duchess Tatiana in bed with typhoid fever.

 

 

 

From the 1913 diary of Tatiana Romanov:

“24th February. Sunday. In the morning temp. 39.2”  

 

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ROMANOV FAMILY: RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904

 

ROMANOV FAMILY: RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904

Tsar Nicholas II in 1904
Tsar Nicholas II in 1904

The Russo-Japanese war began on January 26 (N.S. February 8) 1904. A Japanese fleet unexpectedly attacked Russian ships that were docked on the outer anchorage of Port Arthur, prior to any  official declaration of war. As a result of this attack the most powerful ships of the Russian squadron had been taken out of commission. The official declaration of war between Japan and Russia occurred only on the 10th of February, 1904.

The main cause of Russo-Japanese War was the expansion of Russia to the East. However, the immediate cause was the annexation of the Liaodong Peninsula, previously captured by Japan. This triggered a military reform and the militarization of Japan.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. CORONATION OF NICHOLAS II. 14 MAY, 1896. (FOOTAGE)

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. CORONATION OF NICHOLAS II. 14 MAY, 1896. (FOOTAGE)2

From the 1896 diary of Tsar Nicholas II:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 15 AUGUST, 1913.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 15 AUGUST, 1913.

Grand Duchess Olga and Nicholas II
Grand Duchess Olga and Nicholas II in Oreanda, Crimea. Photo credit: ГАРФ, ф. 640 оп. 3 д. 25 л. 46 об. фото 678

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: DANCING GRAND DUCHESSES

ROMANOV FAMILY:  DANCING GRAND DUCHESSES 

Onscreen portrayals of the Romanov family often get many things wrong, but the one thing they do tend to get right is that the Romanov grand duchesses loved dancing. All four Romanov sisters regularly mentioned dancing in their diaries and letters.

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