Grand Duchess Olga

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Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Nicholas II

Tobolsk, Russian Republic

01.01.18

Yesterday I received a nice letter from Olga. It became cold, a wind was blowing and then it became clear. After my walk I occupied myself with Alexis. Finally the big furnace made warmth in the rooms.

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Maria Feodorovna

Ai-Todor, Crimea, Russian Republic

07.10.17

Olga received letters from little Olga and Tatiana describing their life in Tobolsk. Everything that is happening to them is scary, horrible, scandalous. We got a chance to pass our letters to Petrograd with Xenia's butler who left today.

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Nicholas II

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

04.06.17

It was a warm, overcast day. I went for a walk until 11 o'clock with Olga, Anastasia and Alexis. We had lunch at 12 o'clock. During the day we spent three hours in the garden, on the island and the pond. See more

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Nicholas II

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

01.04.17

It was a bright day. At 11 o'clock I went to Mass with Olga, Tatiana and Alexis. Marie and Anastasia's temperature fell to normal, but towards evening Marie's rose a little bit. I went for a two hour walk; I walked and worked and delighted in the weather. I returned home at 4:30. I sat for a long time with the children. In the evening we sat with Anna and others.

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Alexandra Feodorovna

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

24.03.17

Burned letters together with Lily. Dined with Nicholas, Alexei and Olga in the playing room. Went to Annushka’s and spent some time there together with everyone else. The commandant reads all our correspondence, while all our parcels undergo thorough checks, along with everything else.

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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholas II

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

09.03.17

My darling Papa, dearest one. I am sitting in a darkened room with Olga and Tatyana. They send you big kisses, they are lying down and not doing anything in particular. They both have a slight temperature. I have not been in to see Alexei, as he was still asleep. Maria and I are still well, and sitting with everybody in turn. I wonder when I will fall ill and which of us will fall ill first - myself or Maria?!

I love you terribly and send you big hugs and kisses! God bless you.

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Grand Duchess Olga

Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

23.02.17

I’ve come down with an ear ache. Polyakov looked at it and said my middle ear is inflamed. I had breakfast with Papa. Mama is in bed.

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Grand Duchess Olga

Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

21.02.17

Cold weather, a snowstorm, minus 24 degrees this evening. We didn’t do anything in particular in the evening. Father read “Masquerade”. Bed at 11.

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Grand Duchess Olga

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

19.02.17

Sat at home with Alexei in the playroom with Mama and Anya. Uncle Mimi drank tea. Clearly it was very cold. Papa read "August Cadets" about grandpapa. It was awfully sweet.

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Grand Duchess Olga with Anna Vyrubova

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

16.02.17

At around 4 I went for a walk with father. It is cold, -12 degrees, and it is snowing. At 5 we four went together to Anna’s for her name day.

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Grand Duchess Olga with Tsarevich Alexei

Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

13.02.17

We have 2 in the infirmary. There was an operation, the re-amputation of a foot. After 5 o’clock we returned for tea. Alexey, thank God, is better. He’s not in pain. I stayed up with Shvybzik [Anastasia] again until 10 reading the papers. Mama doesn’t seem to mind. They’re all absorbed with Papa by a puzzle.

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Grand Duchess Olga with Tsarevich Alexei

Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

12.02.17

Alexei had ½ a syringe of morphine injected and has been sleeping since 6 o’clock.

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Grand Duchess Olga with Tsarevich Alexei

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

11.02.17

Buried myself in magazines again. At 2.30 went for a walk with Father. Six degrees of frost. Aleksey is still bedridden. He feels very poorly. At 6 I went to see Anna, and until 7.45 we sat very comfortably by the fire. Mother is very tired.

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Grand Duchess Olga

Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

09.02.17

We [went] to the Church of Our Lady of the Sign and to the hospital. An operation was performed to remove a piece of shrapnel and strengthen the patient’s collarbone with wire. We took round breakfast and helped to make the beds. We and Mother received two American guests. Then Mother lay on the balcony. I went for a walk with Father. It was bright, sunny and warm - real spring weather.

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Grand Duchess Olga

Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

06.02.17

Went straight to the infirmary. There was not much to do. Wrote, straightened beds, etc. The Romanian king had breakfast with us. Before 3 set off for a walk with father. It was twelve or thirteen degrees below freezing. We went round the garden. After tea Alexei watched a cinematograph film. T and I had our hair washed and curled. Nothing happened. Father wrote in his album. We went to bed at 11 as usual.

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