Personal Attributes of Nicholas II

[dunya]

Oh, being short is not a bad thing, its just the topic question is ''how tall was he'' and he was a short person, especially compares to other members of his family, even to his wifey.

Btw I think Napoleon was very short and wearing heels too  I dont think Nikolai was wearing high heels though..

Cheers 

[dunya]

Hello all,
I dont know if anyone has translated this, on other threads,

Transcription:

Praises, officer's commands and hoorays for 1 min 50 sec

- 1:50 Brothers (an intimate version of the word, like buddies), thank you for the glorious parade!
- (soldiers)
- 2:09 Thank you brothers (ahain, buddies) for excellent manouevres!
- (soldiers)

I recommend to watch Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark. It features a few scenes depicting NII and his family.

Thanks for sharing, I never heard his voice.

Best wishes.

[dunya]

Forgot to add {military greetings} after (soldiers) in my previous message.

[Sarushka]

Transcription:

Praises, officer's commands and hoorays for 1 min 50 sec

- 1:50 Brothers (an intimate version of the word, like buddies), thank you for the glorious parade!
- (soldiers)
- 2:09 Thank you brothers (ahain, buddies) for excellent manouevres!
- (soldiers)

Thank you Dunya! I think this is the first translation we've had of the clip. 

[dunya]

You're welcome, it was nice to hear his voce 

[TheAce1918]

I've always loved this clip...so much that I've become interested in music from the 1910's-20s and the Edison cyndrylical cans that were used in such recordings.  Hazy...fuzy...but still great!

[Rodney_G.]

  Sarushka, merci beaucoup for the link, especially since the thread -opening link was , unfortunately, worthless.
  I too thought his voice was surprisingly strong, especially the first bit. He certainly didn't come across as soft-spoken or weak; not that he could afford to be in front of fighting men.
 
   Anybody have an idea of the date or occasion of this recording?

[Vasiliy]

And where is Nickey voice ?
There are solders adn officers ...

[Jarian]

And where is Nickey voice ?
There are solders adn officers ...

I don't know the timing but his voice would be the last man that speaks alone then the soilders then the end which I think is 2:09

[Sarushka]

Yes, as I said earlier in the thread, you'll hear Nicholas's voice at 2:09, when he says "spaseeba braht."

[Jay]

Wow!! First time I ever heard anyone of the IF voice. Not what I expected. He sounded really softspoken.

[Georgiy]

You hear him speaking twice. I don't know that I agree that he sounded soft-spoken.

[RealAnastasia]

Humm...His voice is very agreeable, but it sounds quite firm to me, and in any way soft-spoken. In fact, I was surprised that Nicholas could have this kind of voice. But it is a very nice one.

RealAnastasia.

[Sarushka]

I think it's impossible to judge whether or not NII was soft-spoken based on a recording of him shouting to a large gathering of troops...

[Aine]

I think it's impossible to judge whether or not NII was soft-spoken based on a recording of him shouting to a large gathering of troops...

I agree. I also think that it may be a bit irrational to assume that because he seemed to be a generally agreeable, family man, he had a particular type of voice (i.e. quiet, shy, unassuming).


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