Olga's letter to her father, year 1908

Olga wrote this letter to her father Nicholas on New Year's Day of 1908.

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Photo of letter and transcript courtesy of Olga Grigor'eva at lastromanovs on VK

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The letter:

Ц.С. 1908г.
1-го Янв.
Мой милый и дорогой Папа! От всей души поздравляю Тебя с наступающим 1908 годом и желаю Тебе как можно лучше встретить этот праздник. Целую и обнимаю Тебя крепко, крепко.
Твоя всегда любящая дочка Ольга.
Спи хорошо 1-й день 1908 года

English translation (my own):

Tsarskoe Selo, 1908
Jan. 1
My sweet, dear Papa! I heartily congratulate You on the coming year 1908 and wish You best to meet this holiday. I kiss and embrace You tightly.
Your always loving daughter Olga.
Sleep well this first day of 1908

Above: Olga. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK,

Above: Tsar Nicholas II. Photo courtesy of TatianaZ on Flickr.

Olga's court dress, 1911

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Olga's court dress belt

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Olga's kokoshnik

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News report of Olga's christening, year 1895

This news report of Olga's christening was printed in the New York Times on November 27, 1895.

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The article:

Grand Duchess Olga Christened,

ST. PETERSBURG, NOV. 26. — The Grand Duchess Olga, who was born Nov. 15, was baptized with the usual ceremonies to-day at the Tsarskoe Selo Palace. The ex-Czarina, mother of the Czar, and other members of the imperial family acted as sponsors. Salutes were fired in honor of the occasion. The town was handsomely decorated and at night was brilliantly illuminated.

Above: Illustration of Olga's christening.

Above: Olga with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna.

Olga's horoscope, year 1896

In 1896, when Olga was almost two months old, Prince Charles of Denmark drew a horoscope predicting her future — and it would prove to be eerily accurate. This short article was published in the New York Times from Westminster Gazette on January 12, 1896.

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The article:

Prince Charles of Denmark has been exercising his ingenuity in drawing the horoscope of the Czar's infant daughter. The Grand Duchess Olga, if her life is preserved, will be of medium height. This, the Prince informs us, is clearly seen in the positions of Jupiter, the Bull, and Neptune at the moment of her birth. The same data, apparently, vouch for the prediction that her hair will be brown and slightly curled, that her eyes will be dark, and her face inclined to roundness. The rest of the horoscope is less satisfactory. At the age of one little Olga may suffer a very severe illness. This horoscope further discovers critical periods at her third, fourth, six, seventh and eighth years. He does not guarantee that she will even reach the last-named age, but if she does she will assuredly reach twenty. This is, at least, twelve years of peace to be thankful for. It is certain, however, that she will never live to be thirty. It is much more certain, if the report is true, that astrologers — even when Princes — may occasionally be guilty of exceedingly bad taste.