Video: Tsarevich Alexei: what the last heir to the Russian throne shared with his personal diary
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The long-awaited heir was born into the Romanov family on July 30 (August 12, according to the present), 1904. Tsarevich Alexei became the fifth child of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna. The Tsarevich did not live to see his 14th birthday only a few weeks, but the surviving letters, memoirs of contemporaries and entries from Alexei's personal diary reveal in him a strong personality and a real heir to the throne, worried about the fate of his people.
From an early age, the crown prince was sincerely worried about ordinary people, whether they were servants, petitioners, soldiers or peasants who worked in the field. Anna Vyrubova, the empress's closest friend, wrote in her memoirs:
Once, during a trip from Livadia, a railway employee approached the emperor and complained about the small salary, which he did not have enough to support his family. Nicholas II said favorably: "From this day on, you will receive from Me another thirty rubles a month." Little Alexei, who was standing nearby, touched the railroad worker and said: "And you will receive forty from me." The Tsarevich often exclaimed:
For Christmas, Alexey received a diary from his mother as a gift. It read on its cover:. The Tsarevich got down to business in earnest and diligently entered into it the daily routine and the thoughts that visited him. The first entry in the diary appeared on January 1, 1916, and the last on March 30 (12), 1918.
Tsarevich Alexei was very fond of everything connected with the Russian army. The heir wore the uniform of a private, which was very appealing to ordinary servicemen. He considered his favorite food "cabbage soup and porridge and black bread, which all my soldiers eat." Every day, from the kitchen of the Consolidated Regiment, which was responsible for the protection of the royal family, Alexei was brought to try lunch. The Tsarevich ate everything, licked the spoon and repeated:
In his studies, the Tsarevich was diligent, had the ability to speak foreign languages, but preferred to spend more time with the soldiers, learning their dialect. When, at the reception, the Serbian general Jurisic presented the Serbian military cross to the emperor, Alexei was also awarded a medal with the inscription “For Bravery”. - the Tsarevich joked.
The sisters adored their little brother. Everyone rushed to fulfill any of his whims right there. The Tsarevich himself amused them with the words:
When the royal family was sent, as they thought then, to a temporary exile in Tobolsk, Alexei told his teacher Claudia Bitner:
The hopelessness of the position of the royal family was also reflected in the diary of the crown prince:. The last entry was made in Tobolsk:
After the execution of the Romanov family, the same fate befell their other relatives. Relatives of the royal family were brutally killed in the Ural city of Alapaevsk.
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