ROMANOV FAMILY: FUN IN THE SNOW

ROMANOV FAMILY: FUN IN THE SNOW

Romanov family loved snow. Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Romanov family loved snow. Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Romanov family loved snow. Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the "snow tower"
Romanov family loved snow. Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the “snow tower”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE TSAR’S CHILDREN’S TEDDY BEAR?

teddy 1THE TSAR’S CHILDREN’S TEDDY BEAR? 

Recently I was contacted by a reader who had an interesting story.  He told me that his mother is a long time collector of antiques, and one of her acquisitions was an early Steiff bear that  belonged to the Tsar’s children. Both of them were able to meet with me, and I was able to meet the teddy, whose name is, appropriately Nicholas, in person!

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV – 3 MARCH, 1916.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV – 3 MARCH, 1916.

Maria Romanov with her sister Anastasia and father in 1916
Maria Romanov with her sister Anastasia and “Papa” in 1916

From a 1916 letter from Maria Romanov to Nicholas II:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV AND ALEXEI ROMANOV – 29 FEBRUARY, 1916.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV AND ALEXEI ROMANOV – 29 FEBRUARY, 1916.

Like 2016, 1916 was a leap year. These diary entries were made exactly 100 years ago!

From the 1916 diary of Maria Romanov:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MARIA ROMANOV AND ALEXEI ROMANOV – 25 FEBRUARY, 1916.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS:  MARIA ROMANOV AND ALEXEI ROMANOV – 25 FEBRUARY, 1916.

Tsarevich Alexei with his sister at the snow tower.
Alexei Romanov with his sisters at the snow tower.

From the 1916 diary of Maria Romanov:

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DIARY OF MARIA ROMANOV – 23 FEBRUARY, 1916.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DIARY OF MARIA ROMANOV – 23 FEBRUARY, 1916.

Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the "snow tower"
Maria Romanov with her sisters, brother and father at the “snow tower”

From the 1916 diary of Maria Romanov:

Read more ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DIARY OF MARIA ROMANOV – 23 FEBRUARY, 1916.

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