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.
Read more ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV TO EMPRESS ALEXANDRA. 23 APRIL, 1917
1915 letter from Tatiana Romanov to Nicholas II:
Read more ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: TATIANA ROMANOV – 29 AUGUST, 1915.
ANASTASIA ROMANOV: 1914 POSTCARD TO HER HESSIAN AUNT
This postcard was written by Anastasia Romanov to her aunt by marriage, Grand Duchess Eleonore of Hesse. In 1914 Anastasia was 13 years old. “Aunty Onor” was the second wife of Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse, Anastasia’s maternal uncle.
Read more ANASTASIA ROMANOV: 1914 POSTCARD TO HER HESSIAN AUNT (RARE)
1917 postcard from Olga Romanov to V.I. Chebotareva:
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 18 FEBRUARY, 1917.
Letter from Anastasia Romanov to Nicholas II:
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ANASTASIA ROMANOV. 15 FEBRUARY, 1916.
Today, January 12/25, is the feast day of St. Tatiana of Rome. In Russia it is celebrated as a national holiday called “Tatiana Day,” both in honor of the saint, whose name many Russian women bear, and in celebration of all students, since the church attached to Moscow State University is dedicated to St. Tatiana.
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: NAME DAY OF TATIANA ROMANOV (LETTERS)
