Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovitch, his family and life

[Aglaya]

GD Michael Aleksandrovich (second from the right) with his sister Olga and cousins Boris and Andrei Vladimirovichi

[Carolath Habsburg]

Mikhail, Papa Alexander, Olga and someone else posing with Kamchatka

[Aglaya]

That's Misha's tutor Charles Heath.
I posted this picture some time ago, and one more - with Ferdinand Thormeyer.

[Carolath Habsburg]

I did reminf the one without olga but not the other. I checked the last 10 pages and i didnt see it =(

[Aglaya]

oh, don't worry, maybe it was just removed or something like that..

Anyway
- GD Michael at Tsarskoe Selo in 1915 (in his caucasian uniform, which was so hated by his wifeXD)

[Ally Kumari]

Mikhail and Olga

[Kalafrana]

I suspect that what Mikhail is sitting on in the top left-hand picture is a chinning bar. He must have been pretty agile (and fit!) to get up there.

Ann

[Aglaya]

Wonderful pictures, Ally! Is there any bigger version?

Beautiful Natasha Brasova with sweet little Georgie Mikhailovich (100% cute^^) - picture taken at Knebworth/England, during the Summer 1914, just before the outbreak of war and their return with Michael to Russia.

[Ally Kumari]

That is new for me I´m sure there IS bigger version of the one I posted, but unfortunatelly I don´t have it.

[Aglaya]

What a pity.
But I hope one day we'll find it.;-)

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Michael with Dmitri Abrikosov, Russian diplomat, who was one of Natasha's admirers, when they both were young.
Picture taken at Gatchina. Abrikosov was a frequent guest at the home of Michael and Natasha and he became Misha's close friend.

[Carolath Habsburg]

Mikhail and olga. I hope this image will show up soon in  better quality!



 

[Aglaya]

Michael and his friend and secretary Nicholas Johnson at Knebworth House/England, Summer 1914. (on the right - Natasha's beloved dog - Jack).

[Ally Kumari]

The one by Katenka - not exactly better quality, but full

[Aglaya]

Michael and Natasha with friends, on the way home - back to Russia.
 Norway, Summer 1914.

[Aglaya]

Michael (with sheaved head) and his friend - famous Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov. Picture taken ca. 1910.