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UNPUBLISHED LETTERS OF RASPUTIN'S
MURDERER.
LAST DAYS OF "THE MONK.”
TOWARDS CATASTROPHE
[BY PRINCESS X)
VACATION SCHOOLS.
traitor (This refers to Rodzianko's courageous interview with the Tsar when he pointed out to him the general-con- viction that the Empress was using her GOOD WORK FOR POOR CHILDREN Influence in Germany's cause).
་
What do you say to this? I do not know how it will all end. We are all
OF HONGKONG
living on a valeano, and the same BASKET WEAVING AND KNITTING. thoughts are in the minds of everyone.
I am just going to the Medvedèffs.
I have just returned from the Med- The closing exercises were held for this vedoffs. Protopopof is not going, and summer's Daily Vacation Bible Schools aays that his persecution only increases
uncle's and aunt's lote for him. Med at the Chinese F.M.C.A., Bridges Street, vedoff gave us full particulars of his on Tuesday. Sixteen schools have been conversation with uncle. He told unele in session, for four full weeks, with 185 everything in the fullest detail and in
a rather brutal way. He spoke quite volunteer teachers, and more than 1,500 Among the still half-healed wounds left of the Fourth Duma and Prince Fousso openly about aunt, and said she must pupils. The tenchers are all students of by the war is Russia's betrayal of the poff's uncle), His conversation has pro-be removed before it is too late.
Te say more than he said is impossible. various actools of Hongkong, who freely Allied cause in the critical days of duced a strong impression, on everyone And no answer. Silence ! And only that gave their mornings towarda helping 1917-18. How apparent this coming bead on her also. The debates in the
sentence which I have already younger boys and girls get. some educa- trayal was, and what desperate attempts Duma were very bad, and it is feared one were made by patriotic Russians inside that it will be dissolved... Voerodsky written. Medvedef is profoundly shaken. tion. About three quarters of the tea-
The weather a beastly-darkness, fog, Russia to avert this and the subsequent (a friend) has just returned from the damp, and, rain. Our rooms will be chers were girls. one quarter boys. Most.
front. Everybody seems in excellent catastrophe, of the revolution, the "ap- proach of which was so clear to them, spirits there. This time I have left in ready by the 15th of December, if not of the pupils are poor children, that is, is only to-day revealed in a remarkable quite a different mood, not like when I completely. at least so that one can live children from the streets, or children series of letters, writes Princess X. in the left Tsarskoe. I implore you do not in them. Upstairs everything is topsy who have had only a few months or a
Believe turvy. I kiss you many, many times. worry yourself unnecessarily. me, everything I said. to you is the
These were the rooms which were absolute truth, and even if I do have moments of temporary madness" as prepared with the greatest you call them, nevertheless, all that there Prince Felix as a setting for the murder is of good in me will always take the upper hand over the bad. I'm just go- ing to catch the train. Kisses to all,
Landon Telegraph. These are the letters of Prince Felix Youssopol, his mother, Princess Zinaida Youssopoff, and other members of the family, dealing with the murder of the so-called monk, Rasputin, prepared and executed by Prince Felix Youssopoff. husband of the Tsar's niece, with the assistance of the Grand Duke Dmitri, and three others.
4
FELIX.
It bas-frequently been stated that the „RASPUTIN'S HYPNOTISM. first shot of the Russian Revolution was
PETROGRAD, December, "1916 that fired by Prince Yonssopoff at Ras- nutin in his palace on the Moika on
Dear Mama-I have been to sec December 29th, 1918. It is clear, how the Medvedeffs (Rodzianko, his uncle. ever, both from these letters and from the President of the Duma) twice. He asked memoirs which Prince Felix himself has
me to tell you that he misses you very just written, and which will thortly be much at the present moment. He told a published, that a revolution is precisely. lot of interesting things about the Duma, what the Prince and his associates were Auntie (the Empress) has surpassed the trying to render impossible at all cost limits of everything that one can possibly But the desperate need to act, and, aut imagine. She won't hear of Uncle Boris quickly, was so great that it drove (Sturmer, the reactionary Prime Minis man like Prince Youssopoff, cultured, reter) being dismissed. She has insisted furd, and a member-through his"mare that Pontia (Rasputin) should be allow risge with the Taar's niece of the Im-ed to go out, even though the doctor told perial family, to become an assassin her that it was dangerous, for his life. The admirable channel for German pro That is why the doctor has been dismiss paganda and influence on Russia, which ed, because he absolutely refused to be the presence of the person of Rasputin responsible if Pentin went out... I provided, and his tremendous hypnotic will send this letter with Sereja-at least, Bowers over the Empress, already pre- in this way it won't be lost. disposed towards Germany, was a danger most painfully realised by those closest in touch with the Imperial family.
This is shown with remarkable vivid ness in the letters which follow. They illustrate also with striking force the disintegrating influence on the fabric of the Russian State of the Empress's and Rasputin's interference in Government nominations, which was bound to end in that discrediting of the monarchy which the two ardent young natriots, the Grand Duke Dmitri and Prince Youssopoft, so clearly foresa.
of Rasputin.
FELIX.
care by
year or so of school, and are not occupied with any work."
The daily programme of the schools in- eluded Chinese reading and, writing.
PETROGRAD, December 8th. 1018. Dear Mama-It is the third day that geograph and hygiene, and hand work, I haven't been able to catch the Med-as well as Christian instruction and. vedeffs at home. But I have seen Purish music. The bandwork for the boy was kevitch several times, and wo have bebasket weaving and for the girlk, sewing come greas Trends.
He has been to see me twice, and stay- and knitting. The cost for the entire ed about three hours each time. Evident work was about a dollar a pupil, or ly he considers that it is not lost time
to talk to me. He is a remarkably mice $1.600, which has been raised, from the and decent fellow, and regards things friends and supporters of the work, al- sensibly and looks upon everything with most entirely Chinese. This money goes our oyes.
for text books, materials for handwork, same social entertainment ricksha for
MURDER DISCUSSED.
During these days, Prince Youssopoff teachers, and advertisements and print- holdly fold Parishkevitch of his plan to ing, etc. murder Rasputin. Purishkevitch at once At the closing exercises at the Y.M.C.A., for only approved-the-plan, but agreed exhibits of the hand work were showng to take part and nasist in every way to remove the terrible and disintegrating and some of it was of a high standard, influence. From Prince Youssopoff's with market value. The waste paper bas-. Memoirs it is seen that he approached other members of the Duma on the same kets and trays were sold for ten or subject, but without success
twenty sents. The socks, caps, clothing, Everything that is happening here is dollies, etc., were sold for small amounta Medvedef refuses to understand how so appalling that things cannot possibly About 100 pieces of the wicker ware were strong G. (Rasputin) is. He does not last long like this that on January gold, and a couple of hundred pieces of believe in his hypnotic powers. He says Uncle has announced that the whole thing is based on de- 1st be is going to have a general clean-up sewing and knitting. pravity, and so on. He is very narrow of the Imperial Council, with which he in his judgment, as obstinate as a herd is profoundly indignant. He simply of denkeys, and his position has spoilt him very much, and made him too sure of himself and too pompous
:
Credit for this fine piece of work goes can't stand any mention of the Duma to the Daily Vacation Bible School Com- and of Medvedeff.
The sister from Moscow (Grand Duchea mittee of Hongkong, which is composed. Te naked uncle (the Emperor) Elizabeth, sister of the Empress) came of the younger Christians of the chur- to receive him before the opening of the from Moscow to warn and implore, but, chea, together with the pupils in the House. Uncle refused. Now that he has of course, without any result... secondard schools and some of their It is dificult to answer everything tenchers. The heads of the schools have been elected again he has again asked uncle for an audience, but up till now about which you write. My head is so no answer has come. Milinkoff (Leader occupied with all kinds of things, besides given assistance by urging their pupili of the Cadet party, Moderate-Left) read what I am thinking about, that it is very to do the teaching as a service to less
the House cuttings from German dificult to talk about this..
fortunate children. I spend all my free times Yes, it has happened! That which you newspapers, in which it was said that ly see anyone.
Mr. Chang King Shung, principal of and I considered so probable. Through untie is surrounded by people who help at the Moika (the Yeussopoff Palace), the strid and short-sighted obstinacy them (the Germans) by their influence, work with Korneev, or arrange the the T.M.C.A., Day School, has been and that peace will soon be concluded, rooms. Everything will look very nice.
In the words of the Grand Duke Dmitri, written by him after the revolu- tion, to Prince Youssopoff:
come...
The series also includes a remarkable letter from the Grand Duchess Irene, who wea at that time in the Crimea, to her husband, Prince Yoassopoff, clamouring to take part in the plot against Rasputin.
in
I bard-
FELIX.
ויי
Wang Sui Pun has been chairman of the committee of eighteen who have done fine work.
of one woman the final catastrophe has This apparently refers to Miliukoff's It is a pity, you are not here to hele executive secretary this summer. Mr. famous speech against the Empress's me.... I am impatiently awaiting the influence made in the Duma on Novem-end.
... I kiss you all her 1st, 1915). I am writing this letter The letters from the Princess Zinaidr. in fits and starts. Yesterday evening I Yoursopoff, the Spartan mother, to
In former years, Hongkong had eigh- went to are the Medvedefis again.... Prince Felix Youseopoff follows:
teen of these vacation schools, but con- An important Council is going on at
CRIMEA, November-18th, 1916. uncle's these days. There is a persistent My dear Felix-These are very serious sidering the dificulties of the recent Owing to the prevalence of a strict rumour that the House will be dissolved. days for you all... and I look en months, the committee is to be congratu tated on the report now presented. censorship at the time nearly all persons Pontin (Rasputin) is under home arrest the whole business more darkly than ever, are referred to in the letters either under In a word, everyone is in the most awful because now the abscess is ripe, and if Throughout China last summer, the agreed-upon names, or nicknames. The mood. Everybody is awaiting serious it bursts nothing can stop the spread of number of these Bible Vacation" Schools Tsar and Tsarina are referred to as | events.
the poison (the revolution).. "uncle "and auntie." Rasputin is re-, Medvedeff's wife is very agitated, as Medvedeff has returned gloomy does not ferred to eves The Book The people say that her husband is to be ap surprise me in the least. Document," and "Pontin".
pointed to Uncle Boris's (Stürmer) post, Great hopes, almost the last, were at
Protopopolf and Kourloff (head of Surrounding the Empress, supported but I don't believe this. There is also tached to Rodzianko's interview with the the police and assistant Minister of In- and favoured by her, were a group of 2 rumour that Scharova's father is to be Tsar, as it was hoped that the formal terior) must go. It will then be easier truly sinister figures, one and all with appointed to a high post (the father of expression of the distrust in which the to solve these two questions of which I undoubted pro-German leanings, and all Anna Virubova, the Empress's closest Empress was beld would induce her re have written about.
friend and Rasputin's most ardent admoval from direct contact with, at hay I am sending this letter with Sereja, ultra-reactionary and opposed to, even the limited powers that the Duma' held. PRO-GERMAN INTRIGUES,
mirer and ally).
I have just heard that the meeting of the House, which was to have taken place, on Friday, has been postponed till the 15th....
sense.
"
PETROGRAD, November 20th, 1916.
Trepoff (President of the Council of
rate, military affairs.
That was 2,100.
MAMA
and I ara sending by post another letter about our private affairs, which does not fear the censer. I kiss you tenderly
"READY FOR ANYTHING."
CRIME, December 11th, 1910. Dear Félix-How is it you have not
Valide (the Empress), I am sure, spoilt everything. She has retained theIn
МАГА terior" (Minister of Interior) because The intricacies of the web of pro-
he admires the Pamphlet (Rasputin), and
P.8. Why is Pitixim (the Metropoli German intrigue and influence were so Please write more often. I kiss you without him the latter would be in tan of Petrograd) silent, and what has complicated in Petrograd in 1916 that and papa
FELIX danger..
happened to him? they are almost untraceable. Foremost
United the Book" (Rasputin) is ametigst the figures influencing the Em- press, and encouraging her in her belief Dear Mama-Thank you for your long destroyed and Valide muzzled it will be that the only road to happiness for letter. I am completely under the impossible to do anything (ie., continue Russia was in friendship with Germany impression of yesterday's sitting of the war). Tell Unele Micha this. What
went there, risking a
abould have been demanded was the re and in the absolute power of the mon- the Duma. I archy, were Rasputin and Anna Viru- great deal, as I dressed in mufti. moval of the "Pamphlet" (Rasputin) written to us about this abominable busi- from Petrograd. This is essential. Med-Less with 8. Vassilchikoff (Princess Vas bova. These two figures were permanent But my interest in what is going vedeff does not understand this, because letter to the Empress about Rasputin, silchikoff, who wrote à very energetic in the "danae macabre" of the last days on took the upper hand over my commun
he does not believe in the transmission and who was immediately exiled from of the Romanoff régime.
You already know everything
(German influence). Petrograd) I am amazed that society The close intertwining of anti-patriotic ing Liberal paper) has reported every-
from the papers, as the Reich (the lead of the current'
I kiss you tenderly.
has not reacted, and that all the women CRIMEA. November 25th, 1916. tendencies with the advocacy of absolute things monarchism finally led even such rei
Dear Felix-The general course of have not proclaimed their solidarity with actiocaries as Purishkevitch (member of Ministers from November 10th to Decem events is the one that. I foretold exactly, hez. Is it possible that things will re- the Duma and president of an arch her 27th, 1916) was in an idiotic position; and I was told that I was exaggerating, main like this, that society will just reactionary organisation) to criticise the five times he was prevented from speak and that everything would be decided swallow his insult and will slavishly bold Empress and her clique, and eventually, ing. Purishkevitch (member of the after the war. They would not under- its tongue. This will be simply disgrace. in his case, led him to participate in the Fourth Duma, ultra-reactionary and
stand then that the war is being held ful regret that I am not in Petro- murder of Rasputin.
difference patriotic in his views), made a wonder- up and is changing its course of these grad, for I would not permit such in- events.... Now it is too Inte: Ai
Everyone here is very glad that I am In the letters we get fleeting references ful speech. It produced a tremendous catastrople is unavoidable, whereas then to men such as the notorious Rubinstein, impression On everybody. There is whose financial transactions eventually evidently a great deal that he does not the whole situation would have been not in Petrograd, because they know laid him open to a charge of treason. know, and he thinks that if uncle's eyes saved by bbtaining the alienation of the what I might do if I were. I am simply director" (Rasputin) (or the whole boiling with indignation, and am curs His link with Rasputin was of the are opened everything can be saved in duration of the war and the non-intering the atmosphere in which I live and closest. Prince Youssopofi, in his methis way. Voeykoff (Commandant of the ference of Valide (the Empress) in mat which ties me hand and foot. And at the moirs, touches on Rasputin's financial Palare) got it in the neck Bobrinskysters of State. And now, I repeat, that same 'moment that Princess V. is die- dealings with unknown persons," and, anerch (member of the Duma anda until there two questions are solved gracefully exiled, Rubinstein (a well- indeed, it is beyond dispute that Monarchist) was directed against Proto- nothing can be done peacefully. Tell known banker-speculator arrested and ne Rasputin continually received large sumponoff ( Minister), who is being dis Unele fieba (Rodzianko) this from me cused of being a traitor) and company of money from such persons as were un missed. Auntie, go it is said, is with
are liberated. It is damnable The protest of the family (the pro doubtedly also in touch with Germany. uncle (the Emperor was at G.E.Q. at jected protest by the Grand Dukes to the kiss you.
The first latter is from Moscow (dated that moment), and is biting the carpets fear) of which you write is already too There follows a letter from Princess November 3rd, 1016), from Prince Yous-in fury. Trepoff's speech was very super- late. It would have been all right & Irene Youssopoff to her husband, Prince sopoff, who was returning to Petrograd, ficial and inspired no confidence. where he was taking a special course at Uncle Mieha (Rodzianko) was magni- the Corps of Pages preparatory to join-ficent. He was roaring the whole time ing the army, to his mother, Princess and ringing the bell. Imagine what im Zinaida Youssopoff, who was in the pudence, in the Ambassador's box, sitting Crimea with the rest of the family.. right in front with Paléologue (the Ambassador) Was Mimichka (Anna Virabovs). Dear Manma--It's devilishly cold French storm awful wind, and seven degrees of The family (all the Grand Dukes and frost Perfectly disgusting after the Duchesses) wants to write a united protest to uncle. I do not think any thing will come of this,
Crimea
I have just returned from auntie's sister (the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, sister of the Empress). She is very gloomy. She pins all ber hopes on Medvedeff (M. V. Rodzianko, President
Medvedeff has returned very gloomy from uncle. Ho said everything in the most dirent way, and the answer he got was, "You think that, too, am
A
MAMA...
year and a half ago, when I went to the Youssopoff, in reply to a letter in which lagine and (where the Grand Duchess apparently be informed her of his plans,
CRIMEA, November 25th, 1818. Zenia lived to implore that this should to saurder Rasputin be done. Now, of course, such an action would look more like fear of the Duma. Dear Felix-Thank you for your crazy Then it was still possible to save every letter. I didn't understand half of it. thing. Now there is nothing left but a I see that you intend to do something responsible Ministry and if this is not quite mad. Please be careful and don't created then that which the Germans get yourself mixed up in any dirty wish for will happen, and Wilhelm will business. The chief thing is that it is be the conqueror! That is how I see it absolutely rotten of you to have decided When you think how easy it was to avoid anything without me.. all this, and that they themselves are hacking at the branch on which they sit
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