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Maria Nicholaievna / Re: Was Maria sad?
« on: January 24, 2007, 04:58:00 PM »
Yes, when they were still in power the IF travelled and went to parties and ballets, etc. But that does not mean the girls were free. They were never left alone, and were considerably stifled to the extent they were socially stunted (there are descriptions of them as teens acting like little children, etc.) Life in Tobolsk, in close quarters with parents and heavily reliant on a schedule would not have been so different.
This topic has been discussed at length elsewhere on the forum. Look especially close at the Olga thread. Also, King and Wilson give an accurate assessment of the cloistered life of OTMAA in "Fate of the Romanovs" in their initial chapters.
This topic has been discussed at length elsewhere on the forum. Look especially close at the Olga thread. Also, King and Wilson give an accurate assessment of the cloistered life of OTMAA in "Fate of the Romanovs" in their initial chapters.