Maria's diary/journal

How many of Anastasia's diaries survived?

None. It seems she burned all of them, if she didn't, then there must be lost...

Can you explain me better why she and OTA burned their diaries?Why they didn't hide them...

The entire family burned their private correspondence when Commissar Yakovlev arrived in Tobolsk.

Alexandra's diary 9/22 April:
"Burned letters, arranged papers."

Nicholas's diary 9/22 April:
"We learned that the extraordinary commissar Yakovlev had arrived from Moscow...The children imagined that he would come today to perform a search, and burned all their letters, and Marie and Anastasia even burned their diaries."

If there was the possibility that Yakovlev was going to search the house, there was no sense in simply hiding the diaries.

Ah which we will never know...But OT never did it.....

Olga and Tatiana may not have been keeping current diaries in 1918. Olga's 1917 diary ends abruptly in March, and Tatiana's last known diary entry is on 24 October 1916 (OS). Like their parents', OTMA's past diaries may have been stored in crates in the outbuildings of the Governor's property.

Also, we don't know how many of their diaries M&A burned. Maybe only the 1918 volumes. Nicholas is the only person who mentions the younger girls burning their diaries, and he does not say how many they burned. It's possible that Anastasia didn't attempt to burn all of hers -- the pre-revolutionary volumes could have been lost or stolen from the shed in Ekaterinburg. (At least one of Aleksei's diaries was found in the home of a guard after the murder.)

Of all the imperial children, we can only be certain that Aleksei kept a diary in 1918. It's reprinted in French in Eugenie de Greece's Le Tsarevitch, Enfant Martyr.

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Sarah is right. Aleksei's diary began and ended at Tobolsk ,1918 one, later he wrote some letters to Kolia, and tutors. At Letemin, was at his house Aleksei's diary found?

And hope if Anastaisa' diaries was lost.

Actually i feel sad when i read that.....To burn your diary...with all your memories...it must be hard....Actually now i understand everything with the diaries...this was always making me confused...

At Letemin, was at his house Aleksei's diary found?

Yes, Aleksei's 1917 diary was found in the home of Letemin.

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Here is 1917 Aleksei's diary. found at Letemin's house:

[As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world; it is in being able to remake ourselves.—Mohandas Gandhi]

Some entries from the 1916 Diary of Maria (from dear good Joanna’s research)

January 1
Attended Mass in the morning. We 5 had lunch. Mama is in bed, heart #2. Went with Anastasia to the hospital. We four had tea. Ania stayed with  Mama. Read. We four had dinner. Mama went to her boudoir and lay on the couch. Anya was with her. Received lilies-of the-valley from Kiki [Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin].

January 2
Anastasia and I went to Mass in the morning. We 5 had lunch. Mama remained in bed… We had tea with Ania and Mama. We 4 dined with Mama in the evening. She’s lying on the couch. Ania was with her.


January 3

We 4 attended the morning Mass. We 5 had lunch. Mama lay in bed all day. We 4 and Nastenka (Hendrikova) rode a troika. We 4 went to Kokorevskom lazaret. I went to our hospital. We 4 had tea with Mama and Ania. Read. We 4 had dinner, Mama on the couch. Kiki and Ania were with us. After that. played toy revolvers in the dark with Anastasia and Alexei in Mama’s boudoir .

January 4

Went to the Palace hospital in the morning. We 5 had lunch. Mama in bed all day…We 4 had tea with Ania and Mama.

January 5
In morning, I was with Tatiana and Alexei in the church. Had lunch with them. Mama is in bed. Went to the hospital. Had tea with OT, Ania and Mama. I was with OT and Alexei at night. Had dinner, Mama on the couch. Anastasia lay in bed for she caught cold and her temperature rose. Received a letter from dear Papa.

Footnote: “We 5” means Alexei, Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia.

Thanks so much for helping with these translations! I'm working on 1914, but it's taking me a looong time.

[As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world; it is in being able to remake ourselves.—Mohandas Gandhi]

You’re very, very welcome, dearest Sarah! But remember I’m the one who is most thankful to you! Have a Very Beautiful and Merry Christmas, likewise to all other forum members! 

Continuation…

12 January

We 5 said prayers with Mama in the morning. Together we ate lunch. We 4 drank tea with Mama and Ania. Went to Shura. We 3 had dinner with Mama, who lay on the couch. Kiki, Kohl and Anya were with us. The evening was nice.

(“We 3” means Olga, Tatiana and Maria)

January 13

This morning we had lessons in History and read French. Had lunch with Anastasia, Alexei and Mama, who lay on her couch. Mama was so happy to walk around the hospital. Had tea with Mama, Anastasia and Ania. We listened to music and had lessons again. We 4 dined with Mama, still lying on her couch. Anya was with us.

January 21

Had lessons this morning. We 5 had lunch with Papa and Mama, who was lying on her couch. Went to the hospital with Anastasia. Geraschenevsky had his operation. We 4 drank tea with Mama, Papa and Sonia Dehn (Sofia Vladimirovna nee Shremetiev). We had music. Had lessons. We 3 dined with Papa and Mama who was lying on her couch. Anya was with us. Papa read again.


January 27

Had lessons in the morning. We 5 had lunch with Papa and Mama, who was lying on her couch. We 4 went with Papa to Petrograd…Drank tea with Grandmama and Uncle Mimi (Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich). Returned. Had lessons in French. At 9, we dined with Papa and Uncle Mimi. Mama lay on her couch. Anya was with her.

February 1

Had lessons first before going to Shura this morning. We 5 had lunch with Mama, lying on her couch. Anastasia and I went to the hospital. Went to Nastenka (Hendrikova) at 3 pm. We 4 drank tea with Mama and Ania. We were at Ania’s until 5 pm. We 4 dined with Mama. Anya was with us.

February 2

Had been with Tatiana in the lower Church for Mass. We 5 had lunch. Mama lay all day on her couch. Went to Nastenka at 3 pm. We 4 drank tea with Mama and Ania. Walked with Tatiana, Anastasia and Shura. We 4 had dinner with Mama. Mama lay a little on her couch. Anya was with us.

3 February

Had lessons in he morning. We 5 had lunch with Mama, who was on her couch. She went with Ania to the hospital. Walked with Anastasia and Shura. had tea with Mama, Anastasia and Ania. Had lessons and read French. We 4 dined with Mama while she lay on her couch. Ania was with us.


February 5

Had lessons. Went to Shura. We 4 had lunch with Mama wo lay on her couch. Alexei lay in bed all day. He went with Anastasia to the hospital for a concert. Morfesi was there and he played the guitar. Sasha Makarov and De Lazari were there, too. One played the harmonica. We 4 had tea with Mama and Ania. Had a walk with Tatiana and Shura. We had music. We 4 dined with Mama. Anya was with us.


February 9

Had lessons this morning. We 4 lunched with Papa and Mama who was on her couch. I had lessons. Went to Iza (Buxhoeveden) at three. We 4 drank tea with Mama and Ania. We went to a concert with Zhilik in the gymnasium. We 4 dined with Papa and Mama was on her couch. Ania was with us. Looked at the albums with Papa.

Merry Christmas to you!

Do you use Google or Babelfish to help with your translations, or just a dictionary? They're very good!

[As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world; it is in being able to remake ourselves.—Mohandas Gandhi]

(blushing) Aww, thank you very much for the so nice words, Sarah! I just used Joanna’s English translation and then smoothed out some grammar. Actually, I don’t think my translations are good that’s why I’m extremely surprised with what you said :-)

20 February

Went with Anastasia and both of us took a walk with Shura. We 5 lunched with Papa, Mama and 2 Englishmen. Papa and the sailors built a tower. I was with Alexander in the hospital. Sat with Sh. N. (Shah-Nazarov). Had tea with Papa, Mama and Uncle Paul. We 4 were with Papa in the evning. Dined, Mama was on her couch, Papa was reading and Ania was with us.

February 21 - Sunday

We 5 were with Papa in the Morning Mass, the same as in lunch but with Mordvinov, and Mama. We 4 continued building the tower with Papa and Mordvinov. Drank tea with Papa and Mama. Watched English movies. We 4 dined with Papa, Mama and Mordvinov, who was lying on a couch. Papa read and Ania was with us.


22 February (beginning of Lent)

 Had lessons. Then, we 5 went to Church with Papa, the same in lunch, with Vilkitsky (aide on duty) and Mama. Spent the day with Anastasia in our hospital. Sat with Sh. N. We 5 slid on the tower. All of us had tea together. Had an English class.  We 5 went to church with Papa and Mama. We dined together, except Alexei. Papa read and Anya was with us.

February 23

Had lessons. We 5 had been to church with Papa. Together we had lunch with Shremetiev and Mama, who was lying on her couch. Built the tower and jumped from it. We children had tea together. We listened to music. We 5 went to church with Papa and Mama. We 4 dined with Papa, Shremetiev and Mama, who was lying on her couch. Papa read and Ania was with us.

24 February

Had lessons in the morning and we 5 went to church with Papa. Had lunch with them, Kazakevich and Mama, who was on her couch. Spent the day in the hospital with Anastasia. Sat with M.Z.G. and A. V. K. Built the tower. Had tea with Papa, Mama, Anastasia and Alexei. We 5 went to church with Papa and Mama. Alexei had dinner with us. Gregory (Rasputin?) and Ania were with us.


February 25

Had lessons, as always. We 5 had been to church with Papa. All of us had lunch with Mama. We continued building the tower. I was with Anastasia in the hospital. Sat with Sh. N. Had tea with Papa, Mama, Olga and Alexander. We 5 went to church with Papa and Mama. Had dinner except with Alexei. Papa read and Ania was with us.

February 26 - Friday

Had lessons. We 4 went to church with Mama. We 5 had lunch with Mama, who was on her couch. I was with Anastasia. Continued building the tower. We 4 drank tea with Papa and Mama. Practiced. We 5 went to church with Papa and Mama. We 4 dined with Papa, Mama, who was on her couch, and Silayev.

February 27 - Saturday

All of us took communion. After drinking tea, we 4 would go to Iza. We 5 had lunch with Papa, Mama, who was on her couch, and Frederiksen. Spent the day with Anastasia in our hospital. Sat with Sh. N. Continued building the tower. We 4 drank tea with Papa and Mama. We 4 dined with Papa and Mama. We 4 spent the whole evening together. Ania was with us.

28 February

We 5 went to Mass with Papa and Mama. We had lunch together with Kashin. Took a walk. We 4 had tea with Papa, Mama and Dmitri. Watched a French war film. We 4 went to Shura. We 4 dined with Papa and Mama lay on her couch. Papa was reading “In White Raiment”. Ania was with us.

February 29

Had lessons. We 5 had lunch with Papa, Georgiy and Ioann. Spent the day with Anastasia in our hospital. Sat with MZ Baron, Ton and AV Gulyayev an continued building the tower. Had tea with Anastasia and Tatiana. We had English and Music lessons. We 3 dined with Papa, John and Dmitri. Papa read. Ania was with us. Mama had neuralgia so she remained in bed all day.

Mar 2

Had lessons. Papa went away [to Stavka]. I went to the cemetery with Anastasia and Tatiana. The motor got stuck in the snow as there was so much snow on the cemetery. We had lunch. We continued building the tower. We 4 had tea with Mama and Ania. We had Music and French lessons. Before tea, we were with Alexander in our hospital and sat down with M. We 3 had dinner with Mama, who was on her couch. Ania was with us.

Who was that Alexander? (Or maybe I just misinterpreted the translations).

Maria's 1912 diary.

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I can read on August 17th - Drank tea with Mama, Papa, and T. and Olga. Her handwriting is not so readable. I can read 'Mordvinov', or something like that on the top - right side of page. Most likely that is name of an officer/guard who was on the duty on that day. If I read the name correctly, of course.

... I can read 'Mordvinov', or something like that on the top - right side of page. Most likely that is name of an officer/guard who was on the duty on that day. If I read the name correctly, of course.

Anatoly Mordvinov was Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich's former Adjutant, after which time, during March 1913, he became a Fligel-Adjutant in the Imperial Suite.

Margarita