Nicholas and Alexandra

 5 Food prices: Paleologue, III, 44.

 6 “Our Friend … spoke scarcely about anything else”: AF to N, 195.

 7 Boilers burst: Paleologue, III, 213.

 8 “We older men may not live”: Payne, 252, Hair oil: ibid., 251. Lenin’s mother-in- law: ibid., 250.

 9 The events of March 8: Paleologue, III, 213; Pares, 440; Moorehead, 141. Pavlova, Karsavina and Kschessinska: Paleologue, III, 214.

10 The events of March 9: ibid., 214; Pares, 440–1; Knox, 558. Enesco: Paleologue, III, 215–16.

11 “I order that the disorders in the capital”: Pares, 442.

12 Condition of the Petrograd garrison: Knox, 551; Paleologue, III, 81.

13 The events of March 11: Pares, 442; Moorehead, 143; Knox, 558; Paleologue, III, 216.

14 Rodzianko’s telegram, “May the blame not fall,” and “That fat

15 Rodzianko has sent me some nonsense”: Pares, 443.

16 Ivanov’s expedition: ibid., 457.

17 “The part of the city through which we passed”: Buchanan, II, 58.

18 The Radziwill party: Paleologue, III, 214, 217.

19 The workers were tired of being killed: ibid., 217.

20 “The Reaction is gaining strength”: Kerensky, Crucifixion, 266–7; Pares, 443.

21 Sergeant Kirpichnikov: Pares, 445; Moorehead, 146.

22 “The same wide streets”: Meriel Buchanan, 164.

23 “At half past eight”: Paleologue, III, 221.

24 “The depot troops … had mutinied”: Knox, 553.

25 “Frightened inhabitants were scattering”: Paleologue, III, 222–3.

26 Soldiers join the revolution: Moorehead presents a timetable of defections, 149.

27 “Now there is nothing left … but shoot myself”: Pares, 451.

28 “The Emperor wishes to express thanks”: Kerensky, Murder, 78.

29 The mob arrives at the Duma: Knox, 556; Pares, 453.

30 “I must know what I can tell them”: Pares, 449.

31 “I don’t want to revolt” and “If you don’t, others will”: ibid., 451.

32 The appearance of the Soviet: ibid., 460. “The entire garrison had mutinied”: Kerensky, Crucifixion, 274.

33 “Two different Russias settled side by side”: ibid., 275.

34 “He seemed to grow every minute”: Pares, 450.

35 “Waves of hatred … beat against the walls”: Kerensky, Crucifixion, 219.

36 “It is I, Protopopov”: Pares, 454.

37 Fall of the Winter Palace: ibid., 453.

38 Butchery at Kronstadt: Botkin, 139; Paleologue, III, 282. Wild celebrations: Paleologue, III, 225. Kschessinska’s mansion: ibid., 229; Kschessinska, 169.

39 “They marched in perfect order”: Paleologue, III, 232.

40 Countess Kleinmichel: Vorres, 99.

41 Grand Duke Cyril: Pares, 460; Kerensky, Murder, 89. The Red Flag on his roof: Paleologue, III, 259. “I have been alone in carrying out my duties”: Kerensky, Murder, 89. “I have asked myself several times” Paleologue, III, 265. “Who can tell?” ibid., 265.

42 “On the steps of Our Lady of Kazan”: ibid., 226.

43 “We will begin with the Germans here”: Knox, 558.

CHAPTER 28 ABDICATION

 1 “Here in the house it is so still”: N to AF, 313.

 2 “I shall take up dominoes again”: ibid., 313.

 3 “An excruciating pain in the chest”: ibid., 316.

 4 Voeikov: Buchanan, II, 61.

 5 “I hope Khabalov will be able to stop these street disorders”: N to AF, 316.

 6 “After yesterday’s news from town”: ibid., 317.

 7 “Concessions inevitable”: Kerensky, Murder, 79.

 8 Nicholas chose a longer route: Pares, 458–9.

 9 Stopped at Malaya Vishera: Kerensky, Murder, 86–7.

10 “Well, then, to Pskov”: Pares, 459.

11 Met by Ruzsky: Kerensky, Murder, 87.

12 Failure of Ivanov’s expedition: Pares, 458.

13 Ruzsky’s exchange with Rodzianko: Kerensky, Murder, 90–2.

14 Formation of a Provisional Government: Paleologue, III, 236.

15 Nicholas must abdicate: ibid., 234. “It is of vital importance”: ibid., 233.

16 The generals unanimous: Pares, 465.

17 “On my knees”: Mosolov, 27.

18 Peeped out the window: Kerensky, Murder, 93.

19 Unwilling to start a civil war: Pares, 465.

20 “In favor of my son, Alexis”: Kerensky, Murder, 93.

21 Shulgin and Guchkov to Pskov: Pares, 466.

22 Nicholas’s conversation with Fedorov: Benckendorff, 46–7; Mosolov, 124. “Science teaches us, Sire”: Gilliard, 195.

23 “This long speech is unnecessary”: Bykov, 25–6; Pares, 467.

24 The abdication document: The text quoted is from Pares, 467. Slightly different translations from the Russian can be found in Gilliard, 196, and Paleologue, III, 237.

25 “The Emperor looked at me”: quoted by Pares, 468.

26 “Treason, cowardice and deceit”: Kerensky, Murder, 94–5.

27 “The same scene met me everywhere”: Paleologue, III, 247.

28 “It was not so much the Emperor”: Buchanan, II, 86.

29 “Well, so he’s gone”: Gorer and Rickman, 71.

30 “Bliss was it in that dawn”: quoted by J. C. Squire in his Introduction to Buxhoeveden, xvii.

31 Congratulations and fraternal greetings”: Paleologue, III, 254.

32 Wilson’s speech: quoted by Kennan, 18.

33 “It is the shallow fashion of these purblind times”: Churchill, World Crisis (Scribner), 695–7.

34 “Nicky must have lost his mind,”: Alexander, 287–8.

35 “The immediate accession of the Tsarevich”: Paleologue, III, 251.

36 “I needn’t tell you of my love for the Emperor”: ibid., 265–6.

37 Michael and Constantinople: Pares, 470.

38 “To His Majesty, the Emperor Michael”: Kerensky, Murder, 95.

39 “No more Romanovs”: Paleologue, III, 238.

40 “Long live the Emperor Michael”: Kerensky, Murder, 94.

41 The meeting on Michael’s future: Pares, 470. “He asked me point-blank”: Kerensky, Murder, 94. “I cannot answer for the life of Your Highness”: Bykov, 29. “Monseigneur, you are the noblest of men”: Paleologue, III, 241. Children’s schoolroom: Pares, 470.

42 Nicholas not considered a threat: Kerensky, Crucifixion, 269.

43 “He was absolutely calm”: Paleologue, III, 251.

44 Nicholas’s address to the army: Pares, 472–3. Other translations in Gilliard, 203–4; Paleologue, III,