For some time after they arrived in Tobolsk, the Romanov family were allowed to attend the local cathedral for services. Blagoveschenie church was located very close to the Governor’s mansion: across the street then diagonally across the town gardens, and across another street to the left. I did the same walk, based on their own descriptions, and was able to locate the exact spot where the church once stood. (more…)
From a 1917 letter of Tatiana Romanov:
Read more ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 25 APRIL, 1917
1917 Easter card from Olga Romanov to Nicholas II:
Read more ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLGA ROMANOV. 2 April, 1917
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
From 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 6 FEBRUARY, 1917
From the 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:
Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 11 FEBRUARY, 1917.
