The Last Days of the RomanovsSokolov, N. (Nikolai)
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The Last Days of the Romanovs
Sokolov, N. (Nikolai)
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918; Romanov, House of
The arrangement of the rooms in the governor’s house was as follows: The
first floor opened into the lobby; from this lobby there ran a corridor
that divided the house into two parts. The first room opening out of
this lobby on the right-hand side was occupied by the officer of the
day. Next to it was the room occupied by Demidova. In this room she had
her meals, as well as Tegleva, Toutelberg and Ersberg. The room next to
it was occupied by Gilliard, who used to give lessons to Alexis
Nicholaevitch, Maria Nicholaevna, and Anastasia Nicholaevna. Next to
that was the dining-room of the imperial family. On the left side of the
corridor, opposite the room of the officer of the day, was a room
occupied by Tchemodouroff, next to it the pantry, next to the pantry a
room occupied by Tegleva and Ersberg, next to that a room occupied by
Toutelberg. A staircase above Tchemodouroff’s room led to the upper
story into the workroom of the emperor. Next to the workroom was a hall.
There was also another staircase leading from the hall to the lobby. A
corridor leading from the hall divided the upper story into halves. The
first room on the right was a drawing-room, next to it was the emperor
and empress’s bedroom, next to the bedroom was the bedroom of the grand
duchesses. Opposite the drawing-room was the room occupied by Alexis
Nicholaevitch, next to that was the lavatory, and next to the lavatory
was the bathroom.
All the other people of the suite were located in Korniloff’s house.
The following persons arrived with the imperial family at Tobolsk: (1)
Eliah Leonidovitch Tatischeff, general aide de camp to the emperor; (2)
Prince Alexander Vasilievitch Dolgoruky; (3) Eugene Sergeevitch Botkin,
physician; (4) Countess Anastasia Vasilievna Hendrikova, personal maid
of honour to the empress; (5) Baroness Sophie Carlovna Buxhoevden,
personal maid of honour to the empress; (6) Katherine Adolfovna
Schneider, court lecturer; (7) Peter Andreevitch Gilliard; (8) Alexandra
Alexandrovna Tegleva, nurse; (9) Elizabeth Nicholaeyna Ersberg,
waiting-maid to the grand duchesses; (10) Maria Goustavovna Toutelberg,
waiting-maid of the empress; (11) Anna Stephanovna Demidova, another
waiting-maid of the empress; (12) Victorina Vladimorovna Nikolaeva, a
ward of Hendrikova; (13) Pauline Mejanz, Hen-drikova’s maid; (14) Katia
and Masha (I do not know their surnames), maids of Miss Schneider; (15)
Terenty Ivanovitch Tchemodouroff, valet of the emperor; (16) Stephan
Makaroff, assistant to Tchemodouroff; (17) Alexis Andreevitch Volkoff,
servant of the empress; (18) Ivan Dimitrievitch Sedneff, servant of the
grand duchesses; (19) Michael Karpoff, grand duchesses’ footman; (20)
Klementy Gregoryvitch Nagorny, czarevitch’s footman; (21) Sergius
Ivanoff, Gilliard’s servant; (22) Tioutin, the waiter of Tatischeff and
Dolgoruky; (23) Francis Jouravsky, waiter; (24) Alexis Troupp, footman;
(25) Gregory Solodouhin, footman; (26) Dormidontov, footman; (27)
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