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Maria Nicholaievna / English Translation of Maria's Diaries - Helen Azar and George Hawkins

« on: April 27, 2022, 01:28:12 PM »

In her 1916 entries for March, Maria mentions "I quarreled and left" and then a few days later "There was a big telling off". It seems like this might have been directed at Anya V., but I can't seem to find the context.  Does anyone know?

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Alexandra Feodorovna / Re: Alexandra - the Abdication and the Family's Downfall

« on: February 06, 2007, 02:37:21 PM »

I am sorry you do not agree with the comparison I was trying to make.  I did not say they were the same thing exactly.  I was simply comparing the political climates of both countries to put the supposed civility of the people in the early twentieth century into a modern context.  I do not need a lesson in politics or how an army is run.  I do not need to be reminded how much more dire the situation in Russia was.  It was simply a modern comparison meant to convey the shock that might be present should something like this happen today. You can look at it as an exercise in “putting yourself into the shoes of one who was there” sort of thing. I was using the most well known (and at the moment hotly contended) political figure that we identify with.  My statement was simply a way to put the shock of what happened to the IF into modern times. Just because I have many less message postings than you, does not mean that I am any less informed or entitled to my opinions.  I have been a member here for quite some time.  I don't post often because of these types of rigid, pompous, and condescending replies.  Debate is welcome, derision is not.

Dulcinea

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Alexandra Feodorovna / Re: Alexandra - the Abdication and the Family's Downfall

« on: February 06, 2007, 01:21:07 PM »

I think without Alexandra knowing that escaping safely was a possibility, she (and Nicholas) simply could not commit their entire family to a plan that may have failed and would most certainly get all of them killed.  Not to mention Alexis would have been NO good in a physical situation.  Bribing the guards would be a very risky solution that could also end up with more charges against them and potentially get them killed.  If a guard was untrustworthy enough to be bribed, they are untrustworthy enough to go to their superiors and use the situation to their advantage. 

I do not think the IF or any of the other sovereigns that tried to get them out, really thought that they would be so brutally murdered.  I am sure the execution of Nicholas was, of course, considered a possibility.  Unfortunately for Russia (and eventually the Romanovs) the family saw themselves as a family before they were a political force.  This most definitely led to the decision of not leaving.  I believe they truly did love Russia and never thought that her people would dispose of them so brutally.

Many people are calling for the "abdication"(i.e. impeachment) of George Bush.   Can you imagine them putting him and his family under house arrest and them murdering them?  I'm sure the Romanovs never saw it that way either.  They saw their world was "civilized"; unfortunately those who were oppressed did not.

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Alexandra Feodorovna / Re: Alexandra's Personality Traits - Good & Bad

« on: February 06, 2007, 10:06:39 AM »

Regardless of Alix taking or not taking QV's advice, I think asylum would have most definately been extended in England.  Do you think Alix and Nicky would have been more likely to go to England if the offer came directly from Victoria?

Dulcinea

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Anastasia Nicholaievna / Re: Anastasia wasn't called Ana, was she?

« on: November 01, 2005, 11:41:36 AM »

I always assumed that "Ana" was used simply as a short cut to typing Anastasia.  I never thought she was actually called "Ana".   And in defense (don't hurt me) of the Fox movie,  I don't believe Anya was supposed to be a  "shorter form" of Anastasia.   It was just a name given to her in the orphanage...no one knew who she was, kinda like a John Doe thing.

Dulcinea

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Tatiana Nicholaievna / Re: Tatiana's Name

« on: October 28, 2005, 01:06:31 PM »

Hi,

My name is Tanya.  For many years I would look in baby books for my name.  I didn't (and still don't) often find it.  When I would, it usually said "meaning unknown."  "Short form of Tatiana" and "of Slavic origin" were always in the notation.  Recently is when I have found the notations that it means "Faerie Queen."  Of course being a rather mystical pixie myself I like this idea.  But I will assure you that I have seen it more than one place.  Although it is very possible that it has been confused for Titania in Shakespeare.  Happens often.

Dulcinea

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Having Fun! / Re: IVES SAINT LAURENT

« on: October 27, 2005, 09:49:13 PM »

OOOOooo he makes my favorite perfume, Opium.

Dulcinea

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Olga Nicholaievna / Re: Did Olga have Depression?

« on: October 27, 2005, 08:48:22 PM »

No, before the war, there is no evidence that Olga was ever depressed. It seems she was begining in 1914/15, it was almost a breakdown of sorts. Her depression was directly the result of her war work, no more or less. I think she was not techinally depressed after this, but that she wasn't maybe full of sunshine either.

Sometimes even people with clinical depression need a catalyst to set it off.  There are other signs of depression (IE: fatigue, headaches...) not just mania.  However, the "merriest of the merry" quote suggests to me that perhaps there was a slight emotional imbalance.  Depression is often genetic, but like I said may take a certain event to bring it to the forefront.

Dulcinea