Tatiana Nikolaevna, February 1916“My dear darling Papa,My Voznesentzy telegraphed that they sa

Tatiana Nikolaevna, February 1916“My dear darling Papa,My Voznesentzy telegraphed that they saw You. I am terribly pleased for them and regret that I was not there too. Yesterday afternoon, they had a small concert at Anya’s infirmary, we five went to see it. We and the soldiers liked it tremendously. Delazari was there and told us a lot of funny things. Later they played the guitar and sand. Very nice. Nikolai Nikolaevich Rodionov was also there. He leaves today. How is Kedrov? Did you get used to him and he to you? And what is Mordvinov doing? These days it is cold, five or more degrees below. Yesterday we received the [new] cadets coming into our regiments, from the Nikolaevsky Cavalry School. I had two: Viranovsky and Budim-Levkovich. I do not know if the former is a relative of our Crimean, but he said that his father was in the 8th corps, where is he do you know? Everything is the same, nothing new. [it is] lonesome without you. The only thing Maria does is talk. During breakfast, after, during rides. In short, whenever we are [with her], and there is no way to stop her. I am sitting in the classroom now before the lesson. Sitting across from me is P.V.P. and daydreaming. At time, [he] says something, but I don’t even hear him and don’t respond, as I am writing. Well, goodbye. May God bless You. I embrace you firmly and gently.Your Voznesenetz.”- Tatiana to Nicholas II, 1st/14th February 1916“My dear darling Papa,Today a poor Scout of the 10th Battalion is having surgery. He has a very badly shattered leg, and they fear that he may have tetanus because his friend, with whom he was [sharing a room], had serious tetanus, and they think that he had already died. I hope very much that he will have nothing. Later today I will have a meeting in town. So horribly boring to go there. We very much rejoiced that Erzurum was taken, the wounded were all very happy about it. Do You walk a lot? And where - in the country or around here somewhere? Mama’s cheek is better, thank God, and the swelling is almost completely gone. I often recall the evenings when we sat with Mama, about ‘Olive, ect.’ Such a pity that it’s all over. I wish it would continue. Are you reading something now? Well, goodbye, Papa darling. May God bless You. I embrace you firmly and kiss you, as [much as I] love [you]. Your Voznesenetz.”- 5th/18th February -- source link

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