Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . GENERAL RISSKV GENERAL EVERT SOME OK THE TZARs GENERALS THE TZAR AND HIS GENERALS 155 day the Emperor wished personally to ascertain theweight of the soldiers equipment during a militarymarch. He got a soldiers uniform, plain, high boots,a knapsack filled with the usual things a soldiermust carry, took a rifle and started on a walk of tenversts. Thus disguised no one recognised the Tzar,who duly saluted every officer he met. Sailing on the river Dnieper is likewise a fa
Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . GENERAL RISSKV GENERAL EVERT SOME OK THE TZARs GENERALS THE TZAR AND HIS GENERALS 155 day the Emperor wished personally to ascertain theweight of the soldiers equipment during a militarymarch. He got a soldiers uniform, plain, high boots,a knapsack filled with the usual things a soldiermust carry, took a rifle and started on a walk of tenversts. Thus disguised no one recognised the Tzar,who duly saluted every officer he met. Sailing on the river Dnieper is likewise a favouritepastime of the monarch, who loves to be on the water. The Emperor often takes his son with him to Head-quarters. The Tzessarevitch is delighted to be withhis father, he takes a keen and intelligent interestin all that is going on, and accompanies the Tzar onvisits to hospitals, and on such occasions it is thelittle Grand Duke who hands the medals of to the wounded soldiers. This life at Head-quarters has a salutary influence on the Imperialboy, for it teaches him discipline and brings himinto contact wi
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