Kejsarinnan Alexandras sista dag i livet
Två timmar före sin död skrev kejsarinnan Alexandra av Ryssland dagbok. Hon hade fått dagboken av sin dotter Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova vid nyåret 1917/1918 med hälsningen: "To my sweet darling mama with best wishes for a happy new year. May God's blessing be upon you and guard you forever. Yr loving own girl, Tatiana."
Alexandra beskriver sin sista dag i livet på detta sätt:
YEKATERINBURG 3/16 JULY
Irinas 23rd B.D.
Tuesday
Grey morning, later lovely sunshine. Baby has a slight cold.
3:00: All went out 1/2 hour in the morning, Olga and I arranged our medicines. Tatiana read with me & we read: Bk of the Pr. Amos and Pr.Obadiah. Tatted. Every morning the Command comes to our rooms, as last after a week brought eggs again for baby.
8:00 Supper. Suddenly Lyonka Sednyov was fetched to go & see his Uncle and flew off - wonder whether its true & we shall never see the boy back again!
Played bezique with Nicholas.
10:30 to bed. 15 degrees.'
Alexandra beskriver sin sista dag i livet på detta sätt:
YEKATERINBURG 3/16 JULY
Irinas 23rd B.D.
Tuesday
Grey morning, later lovely sunshine. Baby has a slight cold.
3:00: All went out 1/2 hour in the morning, Olga and I arranged our medicines. Tatiana read with me & we read: Bk of the Pr. Amos and Pr.Obadiah. Tatted. Every morning the Command comes to our rooms, as last after a week brought eggs again for baby.
8:00 Supper. Suddenly Lyonka Sednyov was fetched to go & see his Uncle and flew off - wonder whether its true & we shall never see the boy back again!
Played bezique with Nicholas.
10:30 to bed. 15 degrees.'
Det sista kända fotografiet av Alexandra. Enligt uppgifter skall det ha tagits i Tobolsk 1918. Jag är dock beredd att hävda annorlunda. Tobolsk ligger i Sibirien och vintrarna där är mycket kalla. Alexandra, Nikolai och Maria lämnade Tobolsk under vårvintern 1918 för att resa till Ekaterinburg. Detta borde då betyda att den här bilden är tagen efter ankomsten till Tobolsk 1917 eller i Ekaterinburg 1918. Jag kan dock ha fel.
