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Imperial houses in Poland: Spala, Skierniewice, Bialowieza
violetta:
violetta:
the account of the last stay of alexande 3 in belovezh,1894,made by mr polevoy who was in charge of the imperial post
a summary
the emperor came to belovezh with his wife, his sons nikolay and mikhail,olga and grand dukes vladimir alexandrovich and mikhail nikolaevich. life in belovezh was very quite.the imperial couple were accompanied only by a small group of people so they felt at ease. a3 and mf woke up at approx 8 a.m. and drank coffee together on a balcony.the emperor felt so comfortable in belovezh that he wore a bathrobe in the morning.
according to the personal request of the emperor, the residence was not particularly protected i.e. only one military unit was present there. the emperor didn`t like to see military men near the residence so the unit was on duty from 10 p m to 6 a m. the residence was protected only by the internal guard: the members of the guard checked entrance tickets at the entrance to the park. but the emperor and his family had to be protected anyway so the police was to be made "invisible" so that the imperial family didn`t feel their presence. servants and guards did thei best to protect the imperial family`s peace because it was peace and quiet that their guests needed.
violetta:
it was clear that the tzar`s health was deteriorating. mr polevoy remembered alexander 3 as a healthy full of vigour and strength man so he was statled by the emperor`s changed looks: he lost a lot of weight and his face expression was sad and tired. it was clear that the tzar was suffering from a serious disesase.
the tzar`s condition was rapidly deteriorating:during the first day of his stay in belovezh he was able to stand during the entire church service but in the couse of time he had to linger on mariya feodoovna`s shoulder. the change in his condition was so evident so whenever 2 or 3 people gathered together they started to discuss the issue of alexander 3`s health.
the tzar`s condition was so serious that grand duke georgiy alexandrovich came to visit his father. the change of climate put a serious toll on georgiy`s health.
finally,doctors managed to persuade the tzar to move to a warmer and drier climate.the tzar decided to move to spala. as alexander 3 was leaving the people present during the farewell ceremony had an impression that he was saying his last good-bye to the people of belovezh.
violetta:
although belovezh was a hunting residence,alexander 3,ironically, was not particularly fond of hunting.
but,anyway, all the rituals were strictly observed e.g. after hunting,in the evening,huntes demonstated their trophies. it was an elaborate ritual conducted in the presence of the imperial family. meat was divided between the paticipants of the hunting and employees in belovezh residence.
some pictures of this ritual
violetta:
after 1918,after poland gained independence, the authorities continued hunting in belovezh
a similar ritual of inspecting trophies, 1937
and 1931
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