Brooke McMurray, Garrett Harloff
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Alexandra Feodorovna
Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
Told much about the disorders in town (I think over 200,000 people) -- find that one does not keep good order. But I wrote all this yesterday, forgive me, I am foolish. But one ought to arrange card system for bread (as in every country now) as one has it for sugar some time and all are quiet and got enough. Our people are idiots. See more
Ann Schneider
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Alexander Kolchak
Trabzon
On the third day I left Sevastopol in the morning for Trabzon and, with my usual bad luck, we ran into rather blustery weather, with brisk winds from the NW at times reaching storm levels. With the boat pitching violently on enormous overtaking waves there was only one thing I could do: sleep.
Carol Mann
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Alexandre Benois
38, 1st line of Vasilyevsky Island, Petrograd, Russian Empire
Everyone is extremely worked up and no one has any illusions concerning the success of the revolutionary movement. It seems more likely to imagine that the insurrection will be supressed by the usual combination of police and bayonets. The insurrection itself, at the very least, can already be spoken of as a done deal.
Gene Linetsky
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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich
Gatchina, Russian Empire
The rioting in Petrograd has intensified — about 200 people have been killed on Suvorov Avenue and on Znamensky.
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Alexey Vasilyev
Petrograd, Russian Empire
It was almost three in the morning by the time I got home from the cabinet meeting at Prince Golytsin’s house. The ministers were in a state of great aggravation, and at the same time, clearly suffering from their awareness of the heavy responsibility which they bore for the current situation, seemed despondent, which I found rather dispiriting.
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George V
Marlborough House, London, United Kingdom
Had a talk with Mother about Russian and Nicky. She is very much upset about it all.
Sebastian Clare
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Mathilde Kschessinska
Kshessinska mansion, Petrograd, Russian Empire
On the 26th, a Sunday, General Halle telephoned me once more to warn me that the situation in the city was very serious, and that I should save what I could from my house before it was too late. He telephoned repeatedly all through the day. Although he still considered the situation very serious, he hoped it might improve "if the abscess burst". His advice to save what could still be saved placed me in a real dilemma. Although I never kept my large diamond jewellery at home, but left it with Faberge, I still had at home a great number of small jewels, not to mention the silver and other precious objects with which my rooms were decorated. What was I to choose? What was I to take away, and where?
Carol Mann
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Alfred Knox
Petrograd, Russian Empire
I spent the morning with Markozov, whom I interrupted at breakfast at 10 a.m. There is no lack of rye flour in Petrograd. It is true that from the 1st till the 9th only 210 wagon-loads of flour came in, but 100 wagons came in yesterday, and there are now 459,000 puds in store, in addition to quantities estimated at 20,000 puds with the bakers and perhaps 100,000 puds with private consumers.See more
Sebastian Clare
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Pierre Gilliard
Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
On the 11th the situation suddenly became very critical and the most alarming news arrived without warning. The mob made its way into the centre of the town, and the troops, who had been called in the previous evening, were offering but slight resistance. See more
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Maurice Paleologue
10, Kutuzov embankment, Petrograd, Russian Empire
General Khabalov, Military Governor of Petrograd, has had the city placarded with the following warning this morning:
"All meetings or gatherings are forbidden. I notify the civil population that I have given the troops fresh authority to use their arms and stop at nothing to maintain order."
Genie Petrovits Nordskog, Ovidiu Mirică
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The New York Times
PETROGRAD, MARCH 10. Petrograd in distress. A Reuter dispatch says that the Russian government has called a special conference to meet immediately deal with the food problem in the Russian capital, which is said extremity urgent. The members of the conference will include the Premier, the Ministers of War, Communications, Commerce and Agriculture, the Mayor of Petrograd and representatives of the Duma, the Council of the Empire, and the Zemstvo assemblies.
Letitia Rydjeski
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Mikhail Rodzianko Nicholas II
Mogilev, Stavka, Russian Empire
Most humbly I report to your Majesty, that the popular disturbances which have begun in Petrograd are assuming a serious character and threatening proportions. The causes are a shortage of baked bread and an insufficient supply of flour, which are giving rise to panic, but most of all a complete lack of confidence in the leadership, which is incapable of leading the nation out of this difficult situation. In such circumstances there will undoubtedly be an explosion of events, which may be possible to contain temporarily at the price of shedding the blood of innocent citizens, but which it will be impossible to control if they persist. See more
Letitia Rydjeski, Sebastian Clare and 1 other
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10 March
The Empress: “It is a campaign of hooliganism. Little boys and girls running about and shouting.”
Akhmatova is unable to find a horse-cab thanks to the demonstrators
“There are disturbances in the city. The troops refuse to shoot at the people.”
Alexandra Feodorovna Nicholas II
Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire
My precious, darling treasure! The strikes and disturbances in the city are beyond provocative. It is a campaign of hooliganism – little boys and girls running about shouting they have no bread, simply in order to create excitement; workers stopping others from doing their work. If the weather were very cold, they would all probably be sitting at home. But it will all pass and settle down, as long as the Duma behaves itself.
Sebastian Clare, Jonathan Chaney and 2 others
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Sergey Khabalov
Mogilev, Stavka, Russian Empire
Around 200 workers were on strike and used force to prevent others from working. The workers prevented the tram from moving. At midday some of the workers forced their way onto Nevskiy, but were dispersed. Violent actions manifested themselves in the shattering of windows in a number of shops and trams. The troops did not use their weapons; four police officers were left with non-threatening injuries.
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Vsevolod Meyerhold
Alexandrinsky Theatre, Petrograd, Russian Empire
premiere of the play "Masquerade"
Oleg Savitskii, Isabella Bottino
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Nicholas II
Mogilev, Russian Empire
I hope Khabalov is able to put a swift stop to these disturbances on the streets. Protopopov should give him clear and precise instructions. I kiss you all affectionately.