Olga's Letters

[Olga Maria]

It's a great translation, mr. harrison75! Thank you so much!

[IrinaAlexandrovna]

I have it!

I'll try a rough translation:

2/15 May, 1918. Tobolsk.

My dear little Mama,

Since your birthday, we had no news of you, I mean, that's why we're waiting for some news of you impatiently. And you, do you not receive our letters? We sent, all in all, two telegrams. I'm writing near the wide open window. Today, the weather is splendid; no wind. The little one is out in the garden. They moved him there in his wheelchair. He also got up and put his clothes on yesterday, but he didn't get out. We also cut some wood, for the bath. Zhillik and Trina had cut it before with the saw. We were on the roof, sleeping under the sun. Yesterday, there was a splendid sunset, and a marvelous evening. It was so luminous, and the sky was filled with stars!. You certainly don't have such a deep silence when the night has arrived...My dearest, how do you live and what are you doing?  I would like so much to be with you! We don't know when we'll leave. My little brother must go in the garden more often and regain more strength, then, I think we will be able to leave. I've sent a card to Kay these days. Today, I got a letter from Trofimov. He salutes you all, and send his regards. He's writing that the little Anatoly, his son, sends his wishes to his "grand-mother". There's a lot of funny couples coming and going in the street, even sometimes on bicycles.

Tell Mashka that I saw N. Dim. and Pimy from afar. We have moved the piano in your lounge, also the couch that was impeding us during Mass. Last night, the fan exploded with a lot of noise, and in our rooms, upstairs, we had no electricity. I hope that, at least, you get our letters. A strange man has just passed, with a red fez on his head. Well, it's time. May the Lord protect you, ma dear Mama, and all of you. I kiss Papa, you and Mashka, I take you in my arms and love you all.

Your Olga.

It's not perfect, but it's the best I can do on such a short notice.

That letter brought so many sorrow in me....

[Ally Kumari]

So beautiful. So sad. Perhaps from the most gloomy period frof their lives. I think the separation must have been the hardest thing that every happened to them.

[nena]

There is a Russian book about NAOTMAA last correspondence during exile, I think. Anyway, I love letter.

[Sarushka]

There is a Russian book about NAOTMAA last correspondence during exile, I think. Anyway, I love letter.

There are two Russian books devoted exclusively to the IF's letters from exile:

Pered Rasstrelom

Pis'ma Tsarskoi Sem'i iz Zatocheniia


Eugenie de Greece's book about Aleksei, Le Tsarevitch, Enfant Martyr, also contains a number of very rare letters exchanged by NAM and OTAA during their separation in the spring of 1918.

[nena]

I know one Russian site with that letters (relation NAM - OTAA). I'll take a look.

Pered Rasstrelom
Pis'ma Tsarskoi Sem'i iz Zatocheniia

I meant about first one.('Before execution') The second one translation -- 'Letters of IF during exile'.

[Olga Maria]

She (Olga) let me feel what she felt on writing that letter.

[Olga Maria]

The link isn't listed above Tatiana's letters as it should be, but here's the link:  http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/odiaries.html

Ilya

Why does the link now not exist? I copied the url but nothing came out :-(

[nena]

How weird, I ran across the site again, and couldn't find exact link of Olga's letters, only those from captivity, as well as for the other Grand Duchesses are available.

[blessOTMA]

It's impossible not to cry reading this letter of Olga's to her mother.
It's moving because of their terrible situation, but also because even in the mists of this, still,
Olga's love of life can't help but burst forth when she writes:

We were on the roof, sleeping under the sun. Yesterday, there was a splendid sunset,
and a marvelous evening. It was so luminous, and the sky was filled with stars!.

Thank you so much for the translation and thank you again!

[blessOTMA]

I kiss Papa, you and Mashka,

 I take you in my arms and love you all.

Your Olga.



 
 

[Olga Maria]

Since I joined the forum I haven’t seen Olga’s diaries and letters’ excerpts in the APTM website. Anybody here who has copies of those? We newbies will be very delighted to see them so much!

[nena]

You may look at this link : http://livadia.org/olishka/workswords.html , for several extracts.

[Olga Maria]

Thank you for that link but I have read those already, too.
Anyway, you helped other newbies who haven’t read those yet. (“,)

[blessOTMA]

I understand there is a letter by Olga in Eugenie de Greece's book about Aleksei, Le Tsarevitch, Enfant Martyr,
that covers a 7 day period? Has it  been posted on the form? Of course the book is in French, but my sister
got her decree  in French, ( and  speaks it so well , French people think she's English rather than American !! lol! )
and I could ask her to translate it if others only have it in French.

Hopefully one day all the family's correspondence from this period will be in one place!