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THE REAL TSARITSA. SOME, WAR-TIME LETTERS:
especially hía noui-Eussian set, which began the war, and is dragging his country into ruin. All those little Stures, for years they will continue suffering from the after . Only one thing I long tlut our troops should behave exemplarily in every sense, and not rob and pillage leaving that horror to the Prussian troops"
The Berlin Correspondent of the Times sects, writes:-
An adoring wife, a tender mother, a selfsacrificing consoler of the wounded, a devoted trustworthy friend, a wona pos sessing a heart responding with the deepest sentinients to all the suffering caused by the war-such appears the Inte Tauriton in her letters to her husband Nicholas II. of Russia
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BASPETIN'S INFLUENCE,
Of the figures that pass across the pages and that stanil out the foremost is f Aninvirobora the Taritan's friend and confidant, to great extent, the link between "the Tsaritsa and Ras- putin. Many of the meetings of the two took place at Virolova House. Goremy- kiu is another figure-"the old man," as the Tsaritsa call him, who is wheedled or forced or tricked into doing things against his hotter judgment-at least, that is an impression of him gleaned from these
And yet, parallel with all those noble, elevated qualities, and next to a true and deeply religious feeling, one hears the voice of a woman suffering from delusions, who has an adoration akin to worship for the almost illiterate Rasputin whom she refers to as "God's man," "the envoy of God." and. "He." This has an important inhetter. fluence upon her whole outlook.
But the central figure romains "our This facing is not concealed from her friend" Gregory Rasputia. Tas letters are.. husband; on the contrary, abe undoubtedly fill of his semi-mystic admonitions. *} sawin him a most devoted ally. But since always remember what our friend says, and Rasputin has great an influence upon how often we do not enough heed his words,” her, and "since she in turn exercised so sure the Tsaritsa in a characteristic letter powerful an influence over her husband, it on June 16th, 1915. was so much was indirectly Rasputin who thus virtually against, your going to the headquarters "directed the Tsar's mind in matters of because people get round you" there policy. it whatever has been said of her nad make you do things which would have secret relations with Rasputin by people been better not done here the atmosphere ignorant of the true character of the in your house is a healtheir one, and jou Empress must now be definitely discarded. would see things more readily--If you So, alas, must be abandoned the legend would only come back quicker. I am not of her betrayal of Russia. At the time speaking because of a selfish feeling, but when the war was niging, when popular | that I aia in a constant dread what one is passion soured high,a good deal of concocting-you see I have absolutely no credence was given to these inventions. faith in N. (Grad Duke Nicholas)-know him to be far from and, having gone against From this correspondeaće ona may that if the ex-impress did notasionally the man of God.his word can't be blessed i receive by roundabout ways news of her nor his advice be good." family, it was invariably in connexion with the welfare of the wounded, or it was of an entirely personal nature.
The first volume of her correspondence Will be published shortly by the Russian publishing fra "Slovo," in Berlin, The first volume comprises letters beginning in April, 1914, and ending in January, 1916 The letters were found at Ekaterin barg, after the murder of the Imperial Family, in a black wooden chest.
FAMILY ENDËLEMENTS.
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They are all written in English, as this Emperor and was the language the Empress always conversed in." The period her correspondence refers to may be to close to be seen in perspective and judged in a spirit of detachment, but the striking sincerity and honesty of these letters make them a most valuable contribution to the data which the future historian.of the dark
period of Russian history will be able to
turn to.
And at times she forwarded to her hus bund little homilies worded in an exalted uul mystical phraseology which the "ran of God" had composed for her comfort.
She is convinced that everyone, who goes against the man of God" will be severely punished by God. The police protocol which was drafted as sequence of Rasputin's debauches at the fashionable Cafe Chantant Villarole does not shake her faith in limo...
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"They are only intrigues of enemnica," she says. She sends Nicholas a stick that Rasputin had touched. Once she succeeded in obtaining from Virobava the reminder. of soine wine which was sent by Rasputin as a gift for the birthday of "Ania. She drinks of this wine, gives some to her husband with the express demand that he should drink it..
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In her letters she also constantly refers to a comb which Rasputin had given the Emperor. She does not tire of reminding There are in the first volume (a second ishim that before every ilu portant to follow) 199 letters, for the most part carersation be should comb his "hair, with very kite and comprehensive. They are it, for she is convinced that if he lues. God's written in a rather colloquial style, with a protection will be with him. Superstition feminine wealth of dashes as punctuation, dominates in almost all her Tetters and they do not appear to have been edited Rasputin's sayings and goings are, to her, in the sense of selection. The little endear the symbol of divine Sanction. On the meats are left as they were found."
faithful carrying out of bis revelations the future of the dynasty and the future of Russia seem to her to depes-l.
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The Taritsa addresses her husband as My Sweet Treasure | « My Very Own Own On," out seuls him a thousand kisses."
With unwayering faith shecommunicates Sometimes she sigms herself Wife," "Your- own old wify, Alice" More often it was to the Emperor Gregory's advice on con- Sunny," in abbreviation of her husband'encing an offensive near Riga, and with pet nume of "Sunshine" for her. She the same deep faith describes a visionary refers to little events of cryptic meaning to dream or transmits a message like the On the day of anyone outside the family, and refers by following, from a monk. initials to persons whom it is sometimes the Saint Tikhon, dating the procession. impossible to identify.
around the church in the villaro of Bar-
Church
was.
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But through the correspondence there abinsk, there suddenly appeared on the flows an undercurrent, illuminating many a cross, which was seen altogether events of Russia's internal struggle that for ifteen minutes, and just as the Holy are still not clear, while some of the per the Tsar is the support of the kingdom
praying the portraits of prominent personalities ud
of believers* I felicitate you on this greatly to our knowledge of the late Tsar's advisers. Most clearly, however, does the Vision, and believe that God sent this Taaritsa illustrate herself. She wrote with vision and sign in order to uphold visibly freedom god an absence of any literary self with belief his devoted ones. I pray for
all of you.". consciousness, and the result ia u highly stippled self-portrait. She shows plainly that she is aware of her own character, and that it is stronger, than that of her husband,
"BE AN EMPEROR!"
To the message she adds:-"God grant that this be a good sign; crosses are not always." She sees in every step con- spiracies against the Emperor and she considers it her duty to expose his enemies. She suspects the Ministers. A little later she accuses the Synod.
The letters collected in the first volume
A thousand little touches depict her powerful and proud, though supersti tious, and exercising a far reaching, in-were written daring the frequent, but fluence by her interference-there can be mostly short, visits of the Emperor to the other word-in public affairs. She front. There is, as yet, nofindication of the frankly admits it. My influenco is pending disaster. "Do not doubt," writes feared," She writes in one place the Empress is one of her letters. "Be
Gregory" (Basputin) has said so (not lieve, and all will be well." to me) and Voisikova, because they know I bave a strong will, and because I, better than others, can see through them and help you to be strong. They try to get round when you are alone.
The Tsaritsa frequently reminds her husband that he is an autocrat, and Ebows
doce some anxiety that he not always live up to the
part. Evidently she realizes that he is weak, and would stien his backbone. "I would like to make you self-reliant," she says in one of the latters the burden of which is Nicky, be an emperor!" There are many passages in this strain..
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Similarly, she is constantly seen exercis- ing an influence over appointments. "Deary, if a new Com. of the Nijegöraditzy is to be named, won't you propose Jagmin meddle in things not concerning me, but it's only a hint and it's your own regiment, so you can order whom you wish there." This is an example from many similar requests, occasionally preferred with an almost masculine cynicism..
The letters under review were, of course, written in the worst years of the war, and they contain a mass of intimate detail. The Tanritan was, well informed as to events. In addition to information given her from high quarters as to the broad progress of war, she received letters from her Royal relations. in England. These sher often copied into her own letters to the Tear when The wis "away with his "Army. This miserable war;” she writes, "when will it ever cod? Wilhelm, I feel sure, must at times pans through hideous moments of despair then he grasps that it was be, and
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