Николай и великих княжон Ольги и Анастасии и царевича Алексея c.1917
Nicholas, Olga with her dog Ortino, Anastasia, and Alexei c.1917
Definitely 1917. And Ortino was Tatiana’s dog.
I am so excited about all of these pictures!
Just realized that not only is today the anniversary of Nicholas II’s abdication, it is also the Ides of March.
As requested by 3nightbird3: This is my favorite picture of the girls all smiling together. I love that they made a joke out of having their heads shaved instead of moping about it. I think that their inner beauty really shows in this picture. :)
Tatiana said in a letter to a friend from Siberia that when she had her hair cut short in 1913 after she had typhoid, she was embarrassed, but now that all of the sisters had short hair together, she didn’t mind it so much.
These are beautiful! Have a look at them by clicking on the link above if you get the chance. Early 20th century views of the Tsarskoe Selo palaces.
These are wonderful! I hope they will all be digitized soon!
