1913 was the Tercentennial of the Romanov family’s dynastic rule, and the eldest Grand Duchess Olga Romanov was coming of age (she turned 18 in early November). The Grand Duchess’s life was full of romance, pageantry and fun. One of her two love interests during that year was a young handsome officer from the imperial yacht: Pavel Alekseyevich Voronov.
Read more OLGA ROMANOV AND PAVEL VORONOV – 1913 ROMANCE.
From the 1915-1916 diaries of Olga Romanov:
“… Spoke with Mitya, he is sad for some reason, poor little thing…. ”
“… Looked at a [photo] album with Mitya and others. Stopped by [to see] everyone and [sat] on the balcony with Mitya for a minute… Spoke with Mitya….”
“… For a long time sat on a window sill with darling Mitya, later in a chair, he on a table, [while] I knitted. He has [temp of] 37.1, fine in the evening, [wearing] a thick robe… In the evening talked with Mitya… ” “
“In the evening talked with Mitya. Unexpectedly he received instructions to go to the Caucuses for about two days. So sad… “
Read more OLGA ROMANOV: HER LAST LOVE, DMITRI (“MITYA”) SHAKH-BAGOV
From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:
“… [We] went to Kharax, returned at 3 o’clock and walked in Oreanda and our Livadia vineyards… Wonderful weather – sunny… [I] walked with Sh. the whole time, and also sat with him at tea, also with S., and again [had] a strange feeling…”
During the year 1913 Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna fell in love with two young officers, in her diary she referred to them as “Sh.” and “S.”. You can read more about them in Olga Romanov’s full 1913 diary in the book below. Read more OLGA ROMANOV: GRAND DUCHESS IN LOVE (1913 DIARY)
