1913 Diary of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaievna, transl. by Marina Petrov

[Eric_Lowe]

Warm in the heart maybe ? In Russia it is very cold, so 20 maybe warm in comparison...

[rudy3]

Hello everybody, a warm season's greeting from Helsinki, Finland, not so far away from St. Petersburg.

Guess what? Outside right now -20 and still getting colder.

It is common knowledge, that when it is going to snow, the temperature gets higher. I have more than once said, that "today it is warm" ... that was when it was only -5 or so, snowing, but after a period of -15 to -20.

It's all relative....

[Eric_Lowe]

Thanks Rudy from Finland.

Sad that Olga never did vacationed there like her father & grandparents.

[rudy3]

She visited the Finnish archipelago for the last time in july 1914 together with her brother, sisters and parents, aboard the Standart.
 

[blessOTMA]

rudy3 apparently the weather that summer was wonderful...sigh. They didn't know it was the sun set of a world

[clockworkgirl21]

Is this -20 F or C?

[Eric_Lowe]

Thanks Rudy. Didn't know she visited Finland. I read there was disagreement between the Tsar and Finland on its governing. The Dowager Empress was on the side of the Fins.

[rudy3]

Is this -20 F or C?

Hi, Clockworkgirl21, only -20 C. Sorry for not mentioning it.

Thanks Rudy. Didn't know she visited Finland. I read there was disagreement between the Tsar and Finland on its governing. The Dowager Empress was on the side of the Fins.

Hi, Eric_Lowe. I think, that discussing Russian (Tsarist) - Finnish relations and politics from before 1917 here is too far from this topic. The Dowager Empress as being from Danish origin might therefor have had a soft spot for the Finns in her heart....

[Jelisaveta]

Like others, I want to greatly  thank Raegan Baker and Marina Petrov for Olga 's 1913 diary and look forward to more!

Thanks so much!!! I appreciate it. An announcement about the next book will hopefully be made in early 2010.

Any news on this?

[blessOTMA]

Like others, I want to greatly  thank Raegan Baker and Marina Petrov for Olga 's 1913 diary and look forward to more!

Thanks so much!!! I appreciate it. An announcement about the next book will hopefully be made in early 2010.

Any news on this?

Here is a face book account for thier efforts.... lastest updates would be there =)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/1913-1917-Diaries-of-Grand-Duchess-Olga-Nikolaevna-Romanov/113360175379921?ref=ts

[Marshall II]

How come none of the other diaries have been published in their entirety? Are there any digital scans of these on the web?

[helenazar]

How come none of the other diaries have been published in their entirety? Are there any digital scans of these on the web?

Only the 1913 has been translated into English and published thus far, but the rest (1914-17) are in the works.

P.S. No digital scans are available of the diaries.

[Eric_Lowe]

Looking forward to that. I wonder if the other sisters (like Tatiana & Maria's) would be translated too ?

[carkuczyn]

I am anxiously awaiting more translated diaries also.  I wonder if they could keep us updated on the progress of the others that are being translated?

[helenazar]

Looking forward to that. I wonder if the other sisters (like Tatiana & Maria's) would be translated too ?

Maria's diaries no longer exist as far as I know because she and Anastasia burned them at the start of the revolution... Tatiana's do exist, and some of the entries have been published in Russian, but have not been translated into English as far as I know. As difficult as it was to decipher Olga's handwriting, Tatiana's is notoriously even more unreadable, which is probably why people hesitate to do them . But hey, you never know what the future may bring!