Friday, May 14, 2021

Nicholas's letter to Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna, Princess of Montenegro, dated August 3/16, 1904

Source:

Olga Grigor'eva at lastromanovs on VK




The letter:

3 Августа 1904 г.
Милая Милица,
Аликс очень просит тебя и Стане приехать к нам в половину десятого — сегодня.
Твой Ники.

English translation:

3 August 1904.
Darling Militza,
Alix very much asks you and Stana to come to us at half past nine — today.
Your Nicky.


Above: Nicholas.


Above: Alix.


Above: Grand Duchesses Militza and Anastasia "Stana" Nikolaevna, princesses of Montenegro.

Nicholas's letter to Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna, Princess of Montenegro, about Alexandra, dated August 2/15, 1904

Source:

Olga Grigor'eva at lastromanovs on VK




The letter:

2 Августа 1904 г.
Дорогая Милица,
Прости, что вчера ничего не сообщил о здоровье Аликс: я окончательно утонул в море телеграмм.

Сегодня темп. у нея 37.6 пульс 106; она с успехом кормит сынка.

Легкая головная боль. Но лежит она в постеле очень спокойно — согласно твоему желанию; сегодня даже не видела двух младших дочерей, пот. что оне ужасно шумят около кровати.

Аликс и я надеемся, что Марина и Елена будут присутствовать в церкви на крестинах, в коротких русских платьях. Все маленькия будут смотреть на шествие в одной из комнат.

Оболенский уезжает завтра в Финляндию. Подумай о нем. —
Qu'est ce que la maladie?
Le repos de la santé.

English translation (my own):

2 August 1904.
Dear Militza,
Forgive me for not reporting anything about Alix's health yesterday: I finally drowned in a sea of ​​telegrams.

Today her temperature is 37.6; pulse is 106; she successfully feeds our son.

Mild headache. But she lies in bed very calmly — according to your desire; today she didn't even see our two youngest daughters, because they were making a terrible noise near the bed.

Alix and I hope that Marina and Elena will be present at the christening in the church, in short Russian dresses. All the little ones will watch the procession in one of the rooms.

Obolensky leaves for Finland tomorrow. Think about it.
Qu'est ce que la maladie?
Le repos de la santé.


Above: Nicholas with Alexei.


Above: Alexandra with Alexei.


Above: Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna, Princess of Montenegro.

Note: "Qu'est ce que la maladie? Le repos de la santé." = "What is illness? Rest of health."

Poem dated March 1915 that Alexandra copied into a notebook given to her in 1911 by Rasputin of his sayings and talks

Source:

Letters and writings of Nicholas II and his family on Facebook


The poem:

Rejoice in Simplicity
Simplicity — strength and clothing
Takes pride in nothing
nor elevates anything — 
it is neither gold, nor silver.
The great philosopher simplicity!
Whatever is in the world, the ideal and the impossible — 
only simplicity will do
Let's give it a name — a hero and a knight
March 1915
Petrograd


Above: Alexandra.


Above: Grigori Rasputin.

Two of Alexandra's diary entries from Tobolsk, dated August 18, 1917 and August 19, 1917

Source:

Letters and writings of Nicholas II and his family on Facebook


The diary entries:

Tobolsk
August 18 Friday
Baby slept very well, + got up after luncheon wh. we had together. We went into the garden. 27 in the sun. Domino in the evening.

Pita turned up, walked + sat with Nastinka — then the people fr. the Justice came by Kerensky’s order. The things she brought us were looked through, all Nastinka's things too, the latter not to go walking in the streets for some days, not to see Rita again. Isa's operation (appendix) went off well at the Kaufer[ovsky] Obshchina

...

Tobolsk
August 19 Saturday
Luncheon alone. Spent afternoon in N's room + others in garden. 28 in the sun. Dined with Alexei in N's room. Domino with N., O., and T. 

They sent off Rita by boat again, I believe to Moscou — have not given us the images + goodies + jacket she brought us. The letters we luckily got yesterday morning.


Above: Alexandra with Olga and Tatiana.

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Letter to Alexandra from Olga, dated May 9, 1910

Source:

Letters and writings of Nicholas II and his family on Facebook


Posted in honour of Mother's Day 2021.

The letter:

Tsarskoe Selo
9 May 1910
My own tenderly beloved Mama dear!
God bless you and give you strength and happyness. Get please well again. It is so awfully sad you are ill my beautyful love. But God grant everything will soon pass and get happy. "Yes, Thee are, have been and will be, evermore all good and perfect things, therefore whatsoever thou givest me beside thyself is little and less than thyself and from thee we have all and therefore in all things Thou art to be glorified." This is fr. a little book you gave me last 1909 Easter.

Sleep well Angel dear.

Many hearty tender kisses to you my awfully sweet precious darling Mama, fr yr ever very, very own tenderly loving and true daughter
Olga


Above: Alexandra. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK.


Above: Olga. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK.