Nicholas II, his empire lost, had a visit on the snowbound formerly imperial train, from his mother, the petite former Tsarina, Maria Feodorovna, who had warned him against Rasputin and his behavior with Alexandra and the grand duchesses. Meanwhile, back at the Alexander Palace, the girls were terribly sick - and Lady in Waiting Anya Viroubova was also stricken with measles.
The lady in waiting Sophie Buxhoevedon rushed back to the palace, warned of pursuing
revolutionary hordes on their way on foot through the snow...
Nicholas II, his empire lost, had a visit on the snowbound formerly imperial train, from his mother, the petite former Tsarina, Maria Feodorovna, who had warned him against Rasputin and his behavior with Alexandra and the grand duchesses. Meanwhile, back at the Alexander Palace, the girls were terribly sick - and Lady in Waiting Anya Viroubova was also stricken with measles.
The lady in waiting Sophie Buxhoevedon rushed back to the palace, warned of pursuing
revolutionary hordes on their way on foot through the snow...