PART III

I THE MEMBERS OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE REVOLUTION

1. Nicholas II, Alexandrovich, Emperor of Russia, oldest son of the Emperor Alexander III, born in Gachino (near Petersburg) on May 6, 1867. Ascended to the throne on October 20, 1894. Married Princess Alice of Hesse on November 14, 1894. At the outbreak of the Revolution was forty-nine years of age.

2. Empress Alexandra (Princess Alice) Feodorovna, wife of the Emperor Nicholas II, born Princess of Hesse, on May 25, 1872. At the outbreak of the Revolution was forty-four years of age.

3. Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaievna, the Emperor’s oldest daughter, born on November 3, 1895.

4. Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaievna, the Emperor’s second daughter, born on May 29, 1897.

5. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, the Emperor’s third daughter, born June 14, 1899.

6. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaievna, the Emperor’s youngest daughter, born on June 5, 1901.

7. Grand Duke Alexis Nikolaievich, the Emperor’s only son and Heir to the Crown, born July 30, 1904.

8. Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, the Emperor’s brother; considered to be the heir to the throne before the birth of Alexis Nikolaievich. Born November 22, 1872.

II CHRONOLOGY OF THE DOCUMENTS

1917

1. March 2/15—Emperor Nicholas II signed in Pskov the act of his abdication, assigning the throne to the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich.

2. March 3/16—Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich refused to ascend the throne before the decision of the Constituent Assembly was made.

3. March 4/17—Arrival of the deposed Emperor at the general headquarters at the front.

4. March 7/20—General Kornilov, fulfilling the order of the Council of Ministers, arrested the Empress in the palace of Tsarskoe-Selo. All the children had the measles.

5. March 8/21—The arrest of the Emperor by a commissar of the provisional government.

6. March 9/22—Arrival of the arrested Emperor at Tsarskoe-Selo.

7. July 31-August 13—The departure of the imperial family for Tobolsk, according to the orders of the provisional government, under the supervision of the members of the Petrograd soviet of workmen and soldiers’ deputies.

8. August 6/19—Arrival of the Tsar and the imperial family at Tobolsk. The night was spent on board the steamer, before the family moved to the house of the governor.

9. December 29-January 11, 1918—Uprising of soldiers in Tobolsk because of a prayer made by the deacon during the church service for the prolongation of the days of the imperial family.

1918

10. February 12/25—Arrival of an order from Moscow cutting down the allowances of the imperial family to the limits of a soldier’s ration. Beginning of the life of privation.

11. March 30-April 12—Arrival of an order from Moscow to increase the severity of the supervision of the imperial family.

12. April 13/26—Departure of the Emperor, the Empress and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna to Ekaterinburg. The other daughters and the Tsarevich remained in Tobolsk.

13. April 17/30—Arrival of the Emperor and the persons with him at Ekaterinburg. A search of the Emperor’s belongings.

14. April 18-May 1—Dismissal of all persons attached to the imperial family, with the exception of the physician.

15. May 7/20—The Tsarevich and Grand Duchesses left Tobolsk for Ekaterinburg.

16. May 10/23—Arrival of the Tsarevich and Grand Duchesses at Ekaterinburg.

17. July 4/17—The last day of the life of the imperial family, and the last walk in the garden.

18. July 5/18—At daybreak the Emperor, his wife and children were killed in the basement of the Ipatiev house. The bodies were searched.

19. The same day the bodies were taken out of the house and burned.

III EXPLANATION OF RUSSIAN NAMES MENTIONED IN THE DOCUMENTS

C. E. C.—Central Executive Committee of the All Russian Congress of Workmen, Soldiers and Peasants’ Deputies, the most important institution in the Soviet Republic.

Chrezvychaika—Extraordinary Commission of Inquiry—an institution of secret political police, of the Soviet Republic, which exists in every district town. Through this institution, according to the scheme of the Bolsheviki, the reign of terror is carried out.

Kresty—A jail in Petrograd where political prisoners were confined.

Motoviliha Works—Situated on the river Kama, three miles from Perm. Large production of war material.

Sisserts Mining Works—Fifty versts from Ekaterinburg, producing cast-iron, iron, marble, and gold.

Tobolsk—Town on the right bank of the river Irtysh, near the mouth of the river Tobol, formerly a very important town. After the trans-Siberian railroad was constructed it lost its importance, being too far from the railroad.

Verkh-Issetsk Iron Works—Situated half a mile from Ekaterinburg.

Znamensky—Ikon of the Holy Virgin—A very ancient holy image given to the Tsar Alexis Mikaielovich (the second czar of the Romanoff dynasty) by the Patriarch of Antioch. To the memory of this image the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna built a church in Tsarskoe-Selo.

IV ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF NAMES

Avdeiev, Alexander, formerly a locksmith. Was commissar to the imperial house at Ekaterinburg from May till June, 1918.

Aksiuta, Captain, in command of the First Rifles Regiment in Tsarskoe-Selo, was commanding the detachment of the guards of the imperial family in Tobolsk.

Apraksin, Count. At the outbreak of the revolution was attached to the empress, being in charge of her affairs.

Benckendorf, Count. Cavalry general. Was grand marshal of the imperial court.

Botkin, Eugene Sergeievich, physician. Stayed permanently with the imperial family from the moment of their arrest till the time they were murdered. Was shot with the imperial family.

Buxhoevden, Sophie, Baroness. Personal maid of honour to the empress. Accompanied her to Tobolsk.

Beloborodov, Alexander. Chairman of the Ural provincial soviet of the workmen’s and soldiers’ deputies. Following his orders the imperial family were assassinated.

Chemodurov, Terenty Ivanovich; servant to the emperor; arrived with the imperial family at Tobolsk; stayed with the emperor up till the time the imperial family was moved to Ekaterinburg. He died shortly after.

Chkeidze, Member of the duma; one of the leaders of the Petrograd soviet of workmen’s deputies during the first months of the revolution.

Dmitriev, High Commissar, commissioned to Tobolsk by the Omsk soviet of workmen’s deputies.

Demidova, Anna, favourite maid of the empress. Stayed permanently with her in Tsarskoe-Selo, Tobolsk and Ekaterinburg. Was shot with the imperial family.

Dehn, Julia, Mme. Wife of first officer on Emperor’s yacht Standart. An intimate friend of the Empress.

Derevenko, Vladimir Nikolaievich, physician. Stayed with the imperial family in Tobolsk.

Dolgoruky, Alexander Vasilievich, prince, marshal of the imperial court. Stayed with the imperial family in Tobolsk.

Domodzianz, Ensign, Armenian origin. Was elected by the Tsarskoe-Selo soviet of workmen’s deputies to assist Colonel Kobylinsky.

Dutzman, Commissar to the imperial family. Commissioned from Omsk by the Siberian soviet of workmen’s deputies.

Erzberg, Elizabeth. The grand duchesses’ maid. Parted from the imperial family on the way to Ekaterinburg.

Gibbes, Sidney. An English teacher to the grand duchesses and tsarevich. Joined the imperial family in Tobolsk and stayed with them until their arrival in Ekaterinburg.

Gilliard, French teacher to the grand duchesses and the tsarevich. Stayed with the imperial family in Tobolsk and accompanied the tsarevich to Ekaterinburg, where he was dismissed from the imperial family’s service.

Haritonov, Ivan. The chef to the imperial family. Was shot with the imperial family.

Hendrykova, Anastasia Vasilievna, Countess. Personal maid of honour to the empress. Came with her to Tobolsk.

Hitrovo, Margaret. Maid of honour to the grand duchesses. Arrived at Tobolsk and was arrested.

Hlynoff, Priest in Tobolsk who replaced the priest Vasiliev.

Hohriakov, a graduate of an ecclesiastical seminary; chairman of the Tobolsk soviet of workmen’s and soldiers’ deputies; became commissar to the imperial family after the resignation of Yakovlev.

Kerensky, Alexander Feodorovich, minister of justice, formerly prime minister of the provisional government.

Kobylinsky, Eugene Stefanovich, Colonel; was appointed commander of the garrison in Tsarskoe-Selo. Later was commandant of the palace. Brought the imperial family to Tobolsk, and was in command of the guards until the time the imperial family moved to Ekaterinburg.

Kornilov, Lavr Georgievich, famous Russian general and patriot. A prominent name in the history of the Russian revolution. During the first days of the revolution was made commanding officer of the forces of the Petrograd military district. Was the executor of the order of the provisional government for the arrest of the imperial family.

Korovichenko, Paul, Colonel, military jurist; was made commandant of the Tsarskoe-Selo palace after Kotsebue.

Kotsebue, Captain of Uhlans, commandant of the Tsarskoe-Selo palace. Was dismissed and succeeded by Korovichenko.

Kuzmin, Ensign; was in command of the military forces of the Petrograd district after Kornilov and Polovtzov.

Lvov, George Evgenevich, prime minister of the provisional government during the first three months of the revolution. Was imprisoned in Ekaterinburg at the time the imperial family was kept in Ipatiev’s house.

Makarov, Engineer; was attached to the imperial family during their journey to Tobolsk.

Medvedev, Pavel; aged thirty-one; senior guard of the imperial family in Ekaterinburg. Took part in the murder of the imperial family.

Moshkin, Alexander; formerly locksmith; was assistant to Commissar Avdeiev in Ekaterinburg. Was discharged for drunkenness and theft of the emperor’s belongings.

Mrachkovsky, Serge; Military Commissar in the Red army. Collected the men for the guard of the imperial family in Ekaterinburg.

Nagorny, Clement Gregorievich; a servant of the tsarevich; stayed with them permanently. After the time the imperial family moved to Ekaterinburg, was dismissed, put in prison and shot.

Naryshkina, Lady of honour to the empress.

Nikiforov, Alexis; senior guard of the imperial family in Tobolsk.

Nikolsky, Alexander; Ensign, member of the Social Revolutionary party. Was assistant to Commissar Pankratov in Tobolsk.

Nikulin, Assistant to Commissar Yurovsky in Ekaterinburg.

Pankratov, Basil Semenovich; was appointed in September, 1917, as commissar to the imperial family and was dismissed by the soldiers after the Bolshevik revolution.

Pereverzeff, Paul Nikolaievich; lawyer, replaced Kerensky in the post of minister of justice and resigned on account of trouble he had with the Petrograd Bolsheviki. Made the search of the emperor’s papers at Tsarskoe-Selo.

Pignatti, District Commissar in Tobolsk; occupied this position from the first days of the revolution till the time of the downfall of Admiral Kolchak’s government.

Polovtzov, General; took General Kornilov’s position as commander of the military forces of the Petrograd district.

Proskuriakov, Philip; aged seventeen, workman; was amongst the guards of the imperial family in Ekaterinburg.

Razputin, Gregory; half monk and half adventurer; was killed a month before the revolution.

Rodionov, Commander of the Letts detachment in Tobolsk; escorted the tsarevich and the grand duchesses from Tobolsk to Ekaterinburg.

Sednev, Ivan; servant of the grand duchesses.

Schneider, Katherine, court lecturer; was separated from the imperial family in Ekaterinburg.

Sverdlov, a prominent Bolshevik, chairman of the central executive committee of the All-Russian congress of soviets of workmen’s, soldiers’ and peasants’ deputies.

Tatishcheff, Ilia Leonidovich, Count, general A. D. C. to the emperor; stayed with the imperial family in Tobolsk; discharged on their arrival at Ekaterinburg; shot.

Tegleva, Alexandra, nurse of the tsarevich and grand duchesses; stayed with the imperial family up to the time of their arrival in Ekaterinburg.

Trupp, Alexis; servant of the imperial family; stayed with them and was shot with the imperial family.

Tutelberg, Mary, maid to the empress; was separated from the imperial family on the way to Ekaterinburg.

Vasiliev, Clergyman of the Blagoveschensky church in Tobolsk; officiated at divine service in the imperial family’s house.

Vershinin, Member of the duma, accompanied the imperial family to Tobolsk as commissar of the provisional government.

Volkov, Alexis; servant to the empress, discharged and arrested on the arrival of the imperial family at Ekaterinburg.

Vyrubova, personal maid of honour and a friend of the empress.

Yakimov, Anataly; workman who was a senior guard of the imperial family in Ekaterinburg.

Yakovlev, Bolshevik commissar to the imperial family. Replaced Pankratov on April 9, 1918. Came from Moscow to Tobolsk and went back on account of trouble he had with the Ekaterinburg Bolsheviki, who seized the imperial family.

Yurovsky, Commandant, jailer and executioner of the imperial family.

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