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On the photograph: Nicolas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarskoe Selo, summer 1917

[...] In June and July 1917,  Alexandra Feodorovna made several more appearances, all recorded in her husband’s diary and not a word in hers – on the 2nd of June: ‘In the afternoon, Alix was present during our working at yesterday's place’;  on the 14th of June: ‘In the morning I walked with all the children in the park. The weather was great. At 12 o'clock went to the prayer service. In the afternoon, Alix came out with us’; On the 21st of June: ‘During the working in the park, Alix was present in her chair’; and finally, the 23rd of July: ‘During the day we worked on a narrow path, cut down and sawed two spruce trees. Alix was sitting there in the forest.’

From the above it appears that the activities of Nicolas II and others outside did not interest Alexandra Feodorovna much. At least, she did not wish to be directly associated with them. It seems that her intentional withdrawal manifested the dislike and disagreement with her changed status, - she was not the wife of the Emperor anymore, but the wife of the abdicated Emperor who was under home arrest and to add to this was doing the activities of a simple ‘peasant’. Hence, her resistance. [...] - Seraphima Bogomolova

Read more in Part One: 'Like Kings and Queens, Like Princes and Princesses'

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Luke Edward Allen, one of the main characters of the book 'Puzzled', at the market in Nice, Cote D'Azure, choosing mandarines - an image created by Dalle3 based on the text of the book 'Puzzled' by Seraphima Bogomolova

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Pine Trees

Crossing the clearing, she enters the pine forest. The snow-laden branches of the evergreen trees extend their paws to her. She shakes them. The white 'capes' slipping off reveal the green bunches of their needles. 

'A Tricky Game' book by Seraphima Bogomolova

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[romanovsmurdermystery]

Selected photographs and pages of the Alexandra Feodorovna photographic album of 1912. Compiled by Seraphima Bogomolova, music by Suno.

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[romanovsmurdermystery]

On the photograph: on the left - Alix of Hesse in the ball gown; on the right and below - the shell pink and white silk brocade with the sleeves of shiffon ball gown made in 1894.

The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia, holds this charming ball gown from 1894. It was owned and worn by the then Princess Alix of Hesse soon to become the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife to Nicholas II.

The gown was made in Frankfurt, Germany, though the maker’s name is lost to time.

In the two accompanying photographs Princess Alix is shown wearing the dress with a cummerbund style belt which has not survived with the gown.

#investigation #research #romanovs #nicolas ii #seraphima bogomolova #photographs #Saint Petersburg #fashion #dress #Alexandra Feodorovna #Alix of Hesse #hermitage museum

[romanovsmurdermystery]

On the photographs: on the left - Alexandra Feodorovna wearing Crown jewels; on the right - a list of the personal jewels given by Alexandra Feodorovna in June 1917 to the Vault Department of the Cabinet, in Saint Petersburg.

Translation of the list presented on the photograph:

A list of jewels belonging to the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1917. On the top of the list a text written in the handwriting of Marshal P.K. Benckendorff: ‘The list given to me by the Chamberlain Zannotti in June 1917 in Tsarskoe Selo. P. Be[nckendorff]. These items had been passed to the Vault Department of the Cabinet. Receipts at M.F. Geringer, B.’

Her Majesty’s Personal Jewellery in the box N 2

Sapphire and diamond necklace

Sapphire and diamond diadem

Sapphire and diamond bracelet

Big sapphire and diamond brooch

Big brooch with faceted sapphires

Big diamond brooch with a pendant – a big sapphire cabochon

Ruby and diamond necklace

Ruby and diamond broch

Big diamond brooch in the form of a rose

Emerald and diamond necklace

Emerald and diamond diadem

Emerald and diamond brooches (3)

Emerald and diamond big brooch

Emerald and diamond bracelet

Two diamond brooches

Pearl and diamond necklace

Separate

A fan with sapphires, rubies, and diamonds

A fan with the diamond coat of arms

A fan with an arrow made of diamonds

A fan of feathers with diamonds

Separate

A box with the jewels given by Emir of Bukhara

translated by Seraphima Bogomolova

The above information presented in support of the article: Part One: 'Like Kings and Queens, Like Princes and Princesses'

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[romanovsmurdermystery]

On the photograph: on the left, the Faberge diamond and gold cigarette case of Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) (26 November 1847 – 13 October 1928); on the right, Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark).

The Faberge diamond and gold cigarette case of Maria Feodorovna will be presented at the Christies Magnificent Jewels Auction that will take place on 15 May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The current owner's family acquired the case in 1960s.

The estimate price: 20,000-30,000 CHF

Update on the sale: as of 15 May 2024 Christies Auction results, the cigarette case was not sold failing to reach estimated 20,000 CHF.

A speculation on whom might have sold the case to the current owner:

Maria Feodorovna from Russia to Denmark in April 1919 and took residence in the Hvidøre House that she and her sister Alexandra purchased in 1905 as a summer residence.

She lived there together with her daughter Olga Alexandrovna , her daughter's husband Nikoaly Kulikovsky, and their two sons, Tikhon and Guri, until her death in 1928.

Two years later, in 1930, Olga and her sister Xenia sold the Hvidøre House. Most likely, the cigarette case ended up with either Olga or Xenia. In 1948, Olga Alexandrovna immigrated to Canada. The case might have been with her. She died in 1960. Most likely either of her sons, Guri or Tikhon, sold the case to the current owner's family. However, the case might have ended up also with Xenia, the other daughter of Maria Feodorovna, who lived in England and also died in 1960. And it is one of her children who could have sold the case after her death. Either way, it appears that one of the grandchildren of Maria Feodorovna might have sold it in 1960s.

On the photograph: a page from the Christies catalogue - Magnificent Jewels for the Auction in Geneva on 15 May 2024.

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[romanovsmurdermystery]

On the photograph: Nicolas (Nikolai Alexandrovich), the former Tsar of Russia, at the terrace in Alexandrovsky Palace.

'Rumours' of the 'murder' of Nicolas II as depicted by Siberian LIfe newspaper in July 1918:

‘Siberian Life’, No. 62, Thursday July 18, 1918: Was Nikolai Romanov really killed?

The newspaper ‘Power of the People’ published the following article on the matter of the murder of Nikolai Romanov:

'News of the murder of former Tsar Nikolai Romanov appeared in the local Siberian press. All this news was based entirely on rumours.

In the Moscow newspapers delivered to us yesterday, dated June 22, 23 and 25, we have found the following interesting data regarding rumors about the murder of Nikolai Romanov.

The newspaper ‘Bel. Rus.’ reported by telegraph from Petrograd on June 24:

‘New Life telegraphs from Tsaritsyn that, according to information received, the former Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna and her two daughters, Olga and Tatyana, have been brought to Perm. The former Tsar Nikolai Romanov and the former heir are not there. Railway employees who accompanied the train with prisoners say that Nikolai Romanov was killed last week. The exact date of the murder is not indicated, but it is reported that news of the murder of Nikolai Romanov appeared only two days after the murder.

The former Tsar was allegedly shot by two guards guarding him. The railway workers did not receive any information regarding the former Heir.’

‘Our Century’ (formerly ‘Rech’) of June 23 cites a report in the press bureau of the Sov . adv. commissioners with the following content:

‘In recent days, a number of bourgeois press have reported rumors about the murder of the former Tsar Nikolai Romanov. We are told from official sources that daily communications take place between Moscow and Yekaterinburg via direct wire, and so far, no message has been received from Yekaterinburg about the murder of Nikolai Romanov. Thus, all rumors reported in the bourgeois press are complete fiction.’

Regarding the ‘death’ of the former heir Alexei, the same newspaper cites the following excerpt from the newspaper ‘New Life’:

‘New Life’ reports that, according to the stories of those who came from Yekaterinburg, the former Heir, Alexei, died two weeks ago. Since moving from Tobolsk, Alexey has not gotten out of bed .’

‘Freedom of Russia’ (formerly ‘Russian Vedomosti’)responds to rumors about the fate of Nikolai Romanov in issue No. 53 of June 23 :

‘In recent days, reports continue to appear in some Moscow newspapers regarding the fate of Nicholas II and his family, either confirming, based on information from various sources, the initial rumor about the murder of the former emperor, or refuting this rumor. Some messages contain various details of what happened in Yekaterinburg. Unfortunately, we are unable to verify these rumors through our correspondent in Yekaterinburg. In Moscow, at the German embassy, our employee, who went there yesterday to check the said message, was given a categorical answer that the embassy had no information either confirming or refuting rumors about the murder of Nicholas II or members of his family. A similar answer was given in Soviet circles. The Soviet authorities also do not have any information from Yekaterinburg concerning the fate of the former Emperor .’

The officialdom of the Soviet government ‘Izvestia V.Ts. Spanish com. owls slave . and arm . dep .’ in issue 129 of June 25, provides the following categorical denial - a telegram about the murder of Nikolai Romanov from the chairman of the Yekaterinburg Soviet of Deputies: ‘Ekaterinburg, June 24. The rumor about the murder of former Tsar Nikolai Romanov is yet another provocative lie.’ Comrade of the Chairman of the Executive Committee Zagvoskin. Secretary Korobolkin.

" What to believe?" – asks ‘The Will of the People’.

Images: left top: the cover of the newspaper Siberian Life dated 18 July 1918; top right: the article called 'Was Nikolai Romanov really killed?; bottom: the newspaper clip of the article 'Was Nikolai Romanov really killed?' that appeared in the Siberia lIfe on 18 July 1918.

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[romanovsmurdermystery]

On the photographs: top - Alexandra Feodorovna in her wheel chair outside in the vegetable garden, embroidering, Tsarskoe Selo, April 1917; bottom: Nicolas II with his 'team' working in the vegetable garden in Tsarskoe Selo, spring 1917

'The ‘absence’ of Alexandra Feodorovna

One of the striking observations I made while studying the photographs of the Family for the period of March-July 1917 was the obvious and clear absence of Alexandra Feodorovna on them. Those couple of photographs where she did appear picture her motionless, a sort of frozen. She was not only absent from the photographs and took very little part in the outside activities but she also was absent from her own diary. In the period of March-July 1917, she made just a handful of diary entries on the following dates:

March 1917, Tsarskoe Selo

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 27

April 1917, Tsarskoe Selo

1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 23, 29, 30

May 1917, Tsarskoe Selo

6, 25, 26

June 1917, Tsarskoe Selo

3, 9, 10, 20

July 1917, Tsarskoe Selo

11, 13, 25, 29, 30, 31

The first time Alexandra Feodorovna made an appearance in ‘public’, e.g. went outside and sat in the garden was on the 11 of April. This occasion found a reflection in the diary entry of Nicolas II: ‘In the afternoon, Alix finally went for a walk with us. Nagorny pushed her in a wheel chair. She watched us work with the ice.’ In her own dairy, Alexandra Feodorovna described her appearance as follows: ‘In my wheel chair [was] in the garden with the others who were working with ice.’ [...] - Seraphima Bogomolova

Read more in Part One: 'Like Kings and Queens, Like Princes and Princesses'

#investigation #research #romanovs #nicolas ii #seraphima bogomolova #evidence #murder mystery #photographs #alexandrovsky palace #tsarskoe selo #spring 1917 #Alexandra Feodorovna #vegetable garden #gardening #diaries

[romanovsmurdermystery]

On the photograph from the left to right: the Grand Duchesses Olga Nikolaevna, Tatyana Nikolaevna, Maria Nikolaevna, and Anastasia Nikolaevna. On their right wrists the gold non-removable bracelets are visible. Livadia Palace, 1916

[...] 'However, even though the amount of jewellery on the four daughters was minimal there were some pieces present and are quite visible on each photograph. These pieces are: the gold non-removable bracelets, and three watches – worn by Olga Nikolaevna, Tatyana Nikolaevna, and Anastasia Nikolaevna. The gold non-removable bracelets were worn by the daughters on their right wrists. They are not only visible on the photographs of the Tsarskoe Selo period but also on earlier ones.

The information about the gold bracelets can be found in the diary of Alexandra Feodorovna dated 4 July 1918 (new style date): ‘and a bracelet per child which we had given them as presents.’ As per the same dairy entry, Alexandra Feodorovna herself had two similar bracelets: ‘they only left me the two bracelets from uncle Leo, which are non-removable’. ‘They’ in the last quote refers to the commandant of the Ipatievsky house, Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky (7 June 1878 - 2 August 1938), and his assistant Georgi Petrovich Nikulin (27 December 1894 – 22 September 1965).

In his notes, Yurovsky gives more details about the bracelets in question: ‘Alexandra Feodorovna, however, expressed her displeasure when I was going to remove a gold bracelet from her hand; it was locked and it was not possible to remove it without a special tool. She proclaimed that she had been wearing the bracelet for 20 years and now it was being attempted to be removed. Taking into consideration that similar bracelets were worn by her daughters and that they were not of particular value, I decided to leave them.’ (Notes by Yurovsky Y.M. P.109, 1934)' - Seraphima Bogomolova

Read more in Part One: 'Like Kings and Queens, Like Princes and Princesses'

On the photographs: on the left - Georgi Petrovich Nikulin (27 December 1894 – 22 September 1965), the assistant to commandant of the Ipatievsky house; on the right - Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky (7 June 1878 - 2 August 1938), the commandant of the Ipatievsky house.

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[soulirisaimedia]

Yacht of Mohammed Al Murshidi - 'Boreas' - in the bay of Saint Tropez - an image created by Dalle3 based on the text of the book 'Puzzled' by Seraphima Bogomolova.

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Lina Brig - one of the main characters of the screenplay 'Puzzled' - in her living room reading a book - an AI generated image based on the text of a screenplay 'Puzzled' by Seraphima Bogomolova.

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Luke Edward Allen and Monsieur Moreau - characters of the screenplay 'Puzzled' - talking in the library in the mansion in Monaco - an AI generated image based on the text of a screenplay 'Puzzled' by Seraphima Bogomolova.

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Luke Edward Allen - one of the main characters of the screenplay 'Puzzled' - walking the streets of Monaco - an AI generated image based on the text of a screenplay 'Puzzled' by Seraphima Bogomolova.

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Nicolas, a friend of Lina Brig, - one of the main characters of the screenplay 'Puzzled' - is examining his present, received from Lina - an AI generated image based on the text of a screenplay 'Puzzled' by Seraphima Bogomolova.

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