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ANASTASIA ROMANOV: LETTER TO HER FATHER

Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 260 л. 26 об. фото 408
Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov with officers. Officer next to Anastasia is Pavel Voronov, Grand Duchess Olga’s “beloved”. Photo credit: ГА РФ, ф. 651 оп. 1 д. 260 л. 26 об. фото 408

1914 letter from Anastasia Romanov to Tsar Nicholas II: Read more ANASTASIA ROMANOV: LETTER TO HER FATHER

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ROMANOV FAMILY: RARE PHOTOS – BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY’S VISIT ON THE STANDART.

On June 9, 1908,  King Edward VII became the first British monarch to visit Russia and his Romanov cousins.  Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra were Edward VII’s nephew and niece, and he met them and the entire Romanov family on the waters of the Bay of Reval (today Tallinn). The king and his wife, Queen Alexandra, joined the Romanov family onboard the Russian imperial yacht The Standart.

“It is with feelings of the deepest satisfaction and pleasure that I welcome your Majesty and her Majesty the Queen to Russian waters. I trust that this meeting, while strengthening the many and strong ties which unite our Houses, will have the happy results of drawing our countries closer together, and of promoting and maintaining the peace of the world.”

The photographs below were also taken during the Cowes Regatta British royal visit on August 2nd of 1909. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: RARE PHOTOS – BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY’S VISIT ON THE STANDART.

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ROMANOV FAMILY: DECLARATION OF WAR

ROMANOV FAMILY: DECLARATION OF WAR
Tsar Nicholas II on the balcony of the Winter Palace on 20 July, 1914. The declaration of the First World War.
Tsar Nicholas II on the balcony of the Winter Palace on 20 July, 1914. The declaration of the First World War.

From the 1914 diary of Nicholas II: 19th July. Saturday. In the morning heard the usual reports. After breakfast summoned Nikolasha and told him of his appointment as supreme commander until my arrival in the army. Rode to Diveyevo monastery with Alix. Took a walk with the children. At 6 1/2 went to vsenoshnaya. Upon return from there we learned that Germany had declared war on us. Dinner with: Olga A, Dimitri and Ioann. In the evening the English Ambassador Buchanan arrived with a telegram from Georgie. Wrote a response together with him for a long time. Then saw Nikolasha and Fredericks again. Had tea at 12 1/4. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: DECLARATION OF WAR

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