Don't know where to post about crushes...
I was reading Alexandra & Nicholas Wartime Correspondence and saw this:
Aug. 29, 1915
"It was lovely in church, only two hours, masses went to Holy Communion, every sort of person, lots of soldiers, 3 cossacks, Zizi, Isa, Ania, Mme. Dediulin & sister, Baby's friend Irina..."
That caught my attention. Alix calls Demenkov 'Marie's friend' and we know he is Marie's crush. Seeing this, I assume this Irina is Alexei's crush, too.
Then I saw this:
August 24, 1915
"Baby enjoyed himself very much in the 'little house' with Irina Tolstoy and Riita Hitrovo, they played games together."
So Alexei's friend might be Irina Tolstoy? Does anybody know who she is?