#ortipo

[otmaaromanovas]

On the night of 16-17 July 1918, the Romanov family, faithful attendants, and pet dogs were murdered in a small basement in Ipatiev House, Ekaterinburg.

The Tsar, Tsarina, and their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were killed alongside their attendants, chef Ivan Kharitonov, doctor Yevgeny Botkin, maid Anna Demidova, and footman Aloise ‘Alexei’ Trupp. Tatiana and Anastasia’s beloved dogs, Ortipo and Jimmy, were also killed.

Another member of the entourage who volunteered to join the Romanovs at the Ipatiev House was Alexei’s sailor nanny Klimenty Nagorny, who, after protesting against guards confiscating the thirteen-year-old boy’s chain which held religious icons, was removed from the house and executed. His arrest was observed by Alexei’s foreign tutors, who had been separated from the family. Rather than give them up, Klimenty remained quiet. Other attendants were arrested and later murdered after arriving in Yekaterinburg; Ekaterina Schneider, Anastasia Hendrikova, Ilya Tatishchev, Vasily Dolgorukov, and Ivan Sednev.

The only survivor of the murders at Ipatiev House was Alexei’s dog Joy. The dog, who was referred to in letters as being blind, was found running around the abandoned house and street days later, hungry, thirsty, and confused. Joy was rescued and taken to England.

Weeks later, the children’s languages tutors Pierre Gilliard and Sydney Gibbes entered the basement to find torn up floorboards and blood-splattered walls. The pair contributed to the Sokolov Investigation into the murders, providing and also protecting key evidence.

The Romanov family, alongside their attendants, have been canonised as Martyrs and Holy Passion Bearers in the Orthodox faith. 106 years later, we remember.

All background photographs show the interiors of the Ipatiev House taken for the Sokolov Investigation: the basement, family bedrooms, Demidova’s room, backyard door, and exterior.

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

Tatiana’s dog Ortipo.

[worldoftheromanovs]

Tatiana’s dog Ortipo in 1915

[loiladadiani]

AOTMA's dogs in exile

The Romanov's were a family of animal lovers (dogs, cats, elephants - Olga Alexandrovna had a tamed wolf, and there is also mention of a bear, birds and fish.)

When the royal nucleus of the family was exiled (imprisoned), the children were able to take some of their dogs (Jemmy, Anastasia's dog; Ortipo, who was Tatiana's dog, and Joy, Alexei's spaniel.) I am sure the pets were a great comfort to the family.

Joy was the only one who survived the massacre of the family. He was found by a soldier who recognized him and lived out his days in England. Jemmy died with Anastasia and Ortipo was found after the massacre and bayoneted. Some sources state that Jemmy's and Ortipo's fate were reversed.

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[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

did otmaa have any pets?

Short answer: yes they did!

Long answer:

Olga’s pets: Vaska (cat)

Tatiana: Ortipo (dog)

Maria: she didn’t have any pets that were specifically her own but I think I read something somewhere that Anastasia said she had pet mice? Please correct me if I’m wrong!

Anastasia: Shvybzik (dog), Jimmy (dog)

Alexei: An Elephant (idk it’s name), Shot (dog), Joy (dog)

The Romanov family also had family pets that belonged to the whole family. Their names were Iman, Voron, Era, and Shilka

These pets are buried at the pet cemetery at the Alexander Palace

More pictures of their pets!

Thank you for asking!!!

[maurineromanovs]

Dogs of Royal ladies

Empress sisi-Shadow

Queen Victoria-Dash

Tatiana nikolaevna-Ortipo

Anastasia nikolaevna-Schvibzik

Queen Alexandra -Alex

Maria Feodorovna-Beauty

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Hi, do you have any favourite Olga Nikolaevna quotes? Either about her or something she wrote.

Hello! Yes I have many quotes! Olga was such a kind soul and is often interpreted as the “saddest sister” which is partly true, but she was so much more than that sad label. 💗

“Marie darling! Sleep well and have a good dream, i.e. Nikolai]. Dm. [Demenkov Maria's crush] (idiot) I've already tied up my second grey person - mean stockings (so tired). Ortipo was sweet. He got on Mama's sleeping berth and made an amazing green 'Governor' on it . . . Well, good night, I kiss you and pat you on your chubby, appetising cheeks. Your sister, O Romanova +” - Olga to Maria, 31st October/13th November 1914”

"One day, Petrov asked Olga Nikolaevna to name a white object for him. My blouse, replied the Grand Duchess. And a black object?" My slate pencil. And a green one?' My sister Tatiana.' That really was the tint of her complexion." - Romanov Royal Martyrs

“Olga experienced the death of someone dear to her for the first time. Her cousin Elisabeth, also eight years old, the daughter of her mother's brother, Ernst, died of the same disease that she herself had suffered earlier [Typhoid Fever]. Then they explained to Olga that God had taken the soul of her little cousin close to Himself, and that later He would take also her body Elisabeth died in November of 1903. One month later, on Christmas morning, Olga awoke early and asked whether God had taken Elisabeth's body the previous night. When her nanny, Mrs. Eagar, replied, "Oh no, dear, not yet." She was greatly disappointed, and said, "I thought He would have sent for her to keep Christmas with Him." - Six Years At The Russian Court by Margaretta Eagar”

“Father asks to have it passed on to all who have remained loyal to him and to those on whom they might have influence, that they not avenge him; he has forgiven and prays for everyone; and not to avenge themselves, but to remember that the evil which is now in the world will become yet more powertul, and that it is not evil that conquers evil, but only love.” - Olga, late spring 1918

“As the Grand-Duchesses were losing all their hair as the result of their illness, their heads have been shaved. When they go out in the park they wear scarves arranged so as to conceal the fact. Just as I was going to take their photographs, at a sign from Olga Nicolaievna they all suddenly removed their headdress. I protested, but they insisted, much amused at the idea of seeing themselves photographed like this, and looking forward to seeing the indignant surprise of their parents. Their good spirits reappear from time to time in spite of everything. It is their exuberant youth. - Thirteen Years At The Russian Court by Pierre Gilliard

“The girls were all very good-looking. The eldest, the Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaevna, was fair and tall, with smiling blue eyes, a somewhat short nose, which she called ‘my humble snub,’ and lovely teeth. She had a remarkably graceful figure and was d beautiful rider and dancer. She was the cleverest ot the sisters, and was very musical, having, her teachers said, an "absolutely correct ear." She could play by ear anything she had heard, and could transpose complicated pieces of music, play the most difficult accompaniments at sight, and her touch on the piano was delightful. She sang prettily in a mezzosoprano. She was lazy dit practising, but when the spirit moved her she would play by the hour. Olga Nicolaevna was very straightforward, sometimes too outspoken, but always sincere. She had great charm, and could be the merriest of the merry. When she was a schoolgirl, her unfortunate teachers had every possible practical joke played on them by her. When she grew up, she was always ready for any amusement. She was generous, and an appeal to her met with immediate response. "Oh, one must help poor so-and-so. I must do it somehow," she would say. Her more caretul sister, Tatiana, would suggest practical measures, would note names and details, and come back to the subject later out of a sense ot duty. Olga Nicolaevna was devoted to her father. The horror of the Revolution told on her more keenly than on any of the others. She changed completely, and all her bright spirits disappeared”. - Baroness Sophie Buxhoevden

“Of the four girls, Olga and Marie were essentially Russian, altogether Romanov in their inheritance. Olga was perhaps the cleverest ot them all, her mind being so quick to grasp ideas, so absorbent of Knowledge that she learned almost without application or close study. Her chiet characteristics, I should say, were a strong will and a singularly straightfor. ward habit of thought and action. Admirable qualities in a woman, these same characteristics are often trying in childhood, and Olga as a little gl sometimes showed herself wilful and even disobedient. She had a hot temper which, however, she early learned to keep under control, and had she been allowed to live her natural life she woul I believe, have become a woman of influence and distinction.” - Anna Vyrubova

“…Austria declared war on us. Bastards.” - Olga Nikolaevna, July 24th 1914

“We know little about this great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. We have seen pictures of her sitting with her sisters, standing alone in Court dress, or on horseback in the uniform of her regiment. We have heard details of her life, of her devotion to her sisters, her parents, her little brother, but few know that her mental-ity, her intelligence, her gifts, would have made her a remarkable personality, had she lived.” - Meriel Buchanan

Thank you for asking and sorry this took billions of years for me to answer! 🤍

[izloveshorses]

Do you by any chance know why they changed the name of Anastasia's dog from Jimmy to Toby? Was there some obscure primary source somewhere suggesting that he was actually named Toby? This has been bothering me for awhile.

i'm afraid i can't say, this is the only unforgivable historical inaccuracy in the whole show imo lol. justice for jimmy the spaniel, he died with them and deserves to be remembered :(

(also justice for alexei's spaniel, joy. he was a good boy and was the only survivor of the murder) (also pictured is tatiana's french bulldog named ortipo. and olga had a kitty named vaska)

[krasivaa]

The saddest day in my life

July 17th

On this day, 105 years ago, Wednesday July 17th 1918, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (50), his wife Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (46) and their children, Grand Duchesses Olga (22), Tatiana (21), Maria (19), Anastasia (17), Tsarevich Alexei (13), their four loyal friends, Alexei Trupp (62), Ivan Kharitonov (46), Anna Demidova (40), Evgenie Botkin (53) and beloved pets Ortipo (4) and Jimmy (3) were brutally murdered in shooting by Bolsheviks in Ipatiev House, Ekaterinburg.

Orthodox chuch has canonised them as Saints after the fall of communism.

We can only believe that they are praying for us. 😭💔

[otmaaromanovas]

105 years ago, on the night of 16/17 July 1918, the Romanov family and their attendants were killed in Ekaterinburg.

Pierre Gilliard, the beloved tutor of the imperial children, was one of the first people to enter the Ipatiev House after the murders. As part of the Sokolov Investigation into the crime and the subsequent media frenzy, he gave these statements:

“…the stoves; they were all full of various burned articles. I recognised a considerable number of burned things such as tooth- and hair-brushes, pins and a number of small things bearing the initials: "A. F." [Alexandra Feodorovna.]”

"I then went to the lower storey, the greater part of which was a basement. I entered with intense emotion the room in which, perhaps, they had died. Its aspect was most sinister. Daylight came in through a window with iron bars across it. The walls and the floor bore marks of bullets and bayonet thrusts. It was quite obvious that a dreadful crime had been committed there, and that several people had been killed.  In my despair believed that the Emperor had perished, and, that being the case, I could not believe the Empress had survived him… Yes, it was quite possible that they had both been killed. And the children? Had they also been massacred? I could not believe it. The idea was too horrible. And yet everything seemed to prove that the victims had been numerous."

Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov (1868-1918) Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova (1872-1918) Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1895-1918) Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova (1897-1918) Maria Nikolaevna Romanova (1899-1918) Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (1901-1918) Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (1904-1918) Dr. Evgeny Sergeievich Botkin (1865-1918) Anna Stepanova Demidova (1878-1918) Ivan Mikhailovich Kharitonov (1872-1918) Alexei Aloise Egorovich Trupp (1856-1918) Ortipo (1914-1918) Jimmy (1915-1918)

SOURCES: The Last Days of the Romanovs, Telberg, Wilton, Sokolov. The Crime of Ekaterinburg, Illustrated London News

[imperial-russia]

quick question how many pets did the romanov children have? each of them btw, and can you apply their genders.

Going just from my old rusty memory:

Cats: Olga had a tomcat named Vaska and Maria had a Siamese kitten, but I have never learned its name or gender. Alexei was also fond of cats and I believe he had two during the war years: Zubrovka and Kotka, who, I guess from the names, were female.

Dogs: Tatiana had a French bulldog Ortipo, who was a female (i *could* be wrong here, it has been quite a while since I was in this particular pit of Romanov story) and she was also the original owner of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Jimmi, whom she gave to Anastasia. Again, something in my memory says Anastasia´s previous puppy had died and she got Jemmy/Jimmy as a consolation from her elder sister. (I also think there were two Ortipos. Man. I am messing this answer up, aren´t I?)

The most famous of the pets was, of course, Alexei´s Spaniel Joy, who was a female and the only survivor from the Ipatiev House.

[worldoftheromanovs]

Ortipo, Tatiana's French bulldog, at Tsarskoye Selo, 1917.

[romanovsonelastdance]

Does anyone have a source for the use of 'Aline' as a nickname for Alexandra Georgievna? I see it all the time on the internet, but when I look at primary sources, everyone just calls her 'Alix.'

For example:

"Little Alix" since her aunt Queen Alexandra was also called 'Alix.'

Also 'Alix.'

Nicholas II calls her 'Alix' (or 'Aliks') in his jewel album.

And her brother Nicholas of Greece calls her Alix in his memoirs.

So where did 'Aline' come from? I'm not saying she definitely wasn't called that, just curious if anyone has an example? Or maybe it was something that, say, her husband called her but no one else did?

Or is this another Ortipo/Ortino situation where someone read "Alix/Aliks" in handwriting as 'Aline' by mistake an we've all been using it since?

[ao3feed-anastasia]

The Legend of Anastasia

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/1btsVYO by CozyFanastasia Perhaps the myth of a surviving Nikolaevna is a lie we tell ourselves because it’s easier than accepting the slaughter of their innocent children for the sins of the parents. The hope that a 17-year-old girl gets the chance to grow old and have a happy ending… A rewrite of the Anastasia musical for a movie adaptation. I feel like this story could work very well on film. I was inspired by different aspects of the Anastasia plays, films, ballets, the operetta, and stage musicals. This is an adaption of the Hartford production with parts from the Broadway show and tours in it. This version leans more into historical fiction. I know normal movie scripts don’t have this much description, this is just have I’m visualizing it. I hope that you enjoy it. TRIGGER WARNINGS: MURDER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, THEIR SERVANTS, AND DOGS, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, GORE, VIOLENT PROTESTS, GUN VIOLENCE, WAR, REVOLUTIONS. Words: 11600, Chapters: 3/25, Language: English Fandoms: Anastasia - Flaherty/Ahrens/McNally, Anastasia (1997), Anastasia (1956), Anastasia - Maurette Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Categories: F/M Characters: Anya | Anastasia Romanov (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Dimitri | Dmitry (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Gleb Vaganov, Vlad Popov, Dowager Empress (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov | Nicholas II of Russia, Grigori Rasputin, Rasputin (Anastasia 1997), Olga Alexandrovna Romanova, OTMA, Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova (1897-1918), Ortipo | Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova (1897-1918)'s Dog, Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1895-1918), Maria Nikolaevna Romanova (1899-1918), Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (1901-1918), Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (1904-1918), Alexei Romanov (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Alix of Hesse | Alexandra Feodorovna, Xenia Alexandrovna Romanova, Anna Anderson | Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova Relationships: Dimitri | Dmitry/Anya | Anastasia Romanov (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Anya | Anastasia Romanov/Gleb Vaganov Additional Tags: Musical, Inspired by Anastasia (1997 & Broadway), Inspired by Real Events, Inspired by Art, historical fiction - Freeform, Alternate Universe - Anastasia (1997 & Broadway) Fusion, Gleb Vaganov - Freeform, dimitri - Freeform, Anya - Freeform, vlad popov - Freeform, Glenya, dimya, Song: Once Upon a December (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Journey To The Past, musical rrewrite, musical adaptation, Musical References, Cannon Divergence, Russian History, References to Anastasia (1997 & Broadway), Song: In a Crowd Of Thousands (Anastasia Broadway), Song: Still/The Neva Flows (Anastasia Broadway), Song: Quartet at the Ballet (Anastasia 1997 & Broadway), Melodrama, anastasia 1956, anastasia ballet, Ballet, Swan Lake - Freeform read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/1btsVYO

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

Do you have any favorite royal quotes?

Yes! Here they are!

“I kiss you, my good, fat Mashka. Your Shvybz.” - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna

“The little Shvybzik just made a 'governor’ on Mama’s carpet, and Anastasia is now training him.” - Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna

“Tomorrow my little sister May would have been 20, think only, quite grown up. Sweet little Child she was.” - Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna

“Olga is hitting Marie, and Marie is screeching, like a foolish Dragoon, such a big fool.” - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna

“At 10 o'cl. Ernie arrived with his daughter, who is also staying upstairs. The fuss from the children was terrible!” - Tsar Nicholas II

“Ortipo was sweet. He got on Mama’s sleeping berth and made an amazing green ‘Governor’ on it.” - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna

“Ernie always prays for Frittie, and talks to me of him when we walk together.” - Princess Alice of Hesse

“One day, Petrov asked Olga Nikolaevna to name a white object for him. ‘My blouse,’ replied the Grand Duchess. ‘And a black object?" 'My slate pencil.’ And a green one?' My sister Tatiana.' That really was the tint of her complexion.”

“One month later, on Christmas morning, Olga awoke early and asked whether God had taken Elisabeth's body the previous night. When her nanny, Mrs. Eagar, replied, "Oh no, dear, not yet." She was greatly disappointed, and said, "I thought He would have sent for her to keep Christmas with Him.” - Margaretta Eagar

“Baby, darling, cough on me.” - Maria Nikolaevna

“I was photographed as Princess Charlotte because Grandmother thinks I look like her.” - Princess Victoria of Hesse

"...I am in Tatiana's room. Tatiana and Olga are here... I am sitting and digging in my nose with my left hand. Olga wanted to slap me but I ran away from her swinish hand.” - Anastasia Nikolaevna

Thank you for asking!

[last-grand-duchess-of-russia]

*crosses her arms* Hmph, my Jimmy was neither crusty, nor white. He was a warm brown and quite so fluffy. *wrinkles her nose* Now, Tanya's Ortipo did go quite wild with noise... *turns back to the bird and smiles wild* Ciao, Albertine! *cocks her head* What could she ever need a trip to the vet? She looks to be in good health to me.

Any big plans for the weekend?

I must study as usual, as well as take Albertine to the vet which should be a sort of nice break since she only needs a check in.