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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich: Group of Letters Related to the Abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the Situation in Petrograd, March-April, 1917 Comprising 16 letters addressed to his daughter, Princess Nina Georgievna, including two letters from March, inscribed in Russian: March 5, 1917, Gatchina You cannot imagine what happened in that one week from February 26; all the people went crazy right away and were immediately offended by all those injustices that the previous governments, that is, the ministers did with everyone and with all of Russia. I warned Nicky many months ago that there would be a revolution in all of Russia, Bimbo [Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich] warned him besides me, Sandro [Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich] and many others, but he did not believe us in all his honest servants, and only believed in his wife, and various swindlers and scoundrels took possession of her, and now what we predicted now happened and it is very, very difficult for us all now; but now it's too late; a new government was formed, which forced Nicholas II to abdicate. He signed the renunciation manifesto. Alexandra Feodorovna with all the children is sitting arrested in her palace in Tsarskoye Selo. March 13, 1917, Gatchina The tsar was overthrown from the throne, that is, more or less forced to abdicate and now we are without the tsar. There will be a constituent assembly, which will decide whether there will be a republic in Russia or an empire. Misha [Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich] has so far abandoned the throne and told the people to decide what they want. Now, when this meeting gathers, the members of this meeting will decide. Remember how we read the election of Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov; now the house has reigned for 303 years, but now this house is tired and they want to start a republic. I will be pleased with the republic if it will be to the benefit of our dear homeland, our sweet homeland. Provenance: Princess Nina Georgievna Chavchavadze (1901-1974). Prince David Pavlovich Chavchavadze (1924-2014). By descent to the present owner. C Property from the Descendants of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia