12 June 1917. Nicholas II

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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

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

It became wonderful weather, although it was a cooler day. I took a walk from 11 to 12 while Alexis played on the island. After breakfast we went out into the garden at 2 o'clock. Some of the workers helped me, chopping and sawing firewood.

Today we added a lot more to the pile. Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia helped to carry the firewood; two officers and four enlisted men of the guard also helped. We returned home for tea at 5 o'clock. Until dinner we took another walk for half an hour.

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The New York Times

Athens. The fall of Constantine L. King of the Hellenes, has come. In response to the demand of the protecting powers—France, Great Britain and Russia—he abdicated today in favor of his second son, Prince Alexander

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Vasily Kravkov

Pidhaitsi, Russian Empire

Stifling and dusty hell.

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Peter Kropotkin

Finland Railway Station, Petrograd, Russian Empire

Returning to Petrograd

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Peter Kropotkin

I returned to Petrograd. A crowd of 60,000, an honour guard from the Semyonovsky Regiment. As I arrived I was almost crushed by the crowd. The officers offered to carry me on their shoulders. I refused.

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Rurik Ivnev

Lahtinskaya street, Petrograd, Russian Empire

Who says there are no drunks on the street? Are the soldiers really not drinking? It was most strange to see a drunken officer on the tram, fraternising with the soldiers (who were evidently laughing at him), a scene which I found physically painfully. It made the blood flow in my old veins. See more

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Sofia Tolstaya

Yasnaya Pol'yana, Tul'skaya guberniya, Russian Empire

We were visited by 200 soldiers, who came with music, and played very well. First they played the Marseillaise, and at Tolstoy’s grave played a funereal march. We had many conversations about Lev Nikolaevich and about the Tsarist family.

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