Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . s purposes,based on a complete misunderstanding of each othersmotives. As an impartial chronicler, I am bound toadmit that a great part of the Empresss presentunpopularity is based on misconception and prejudiceagainst her German origin. She is supposed to bedevotedly attached to her fatherland, but that hasnever been manifested. She is credited with inten-tions of enforcing peace before the opportune momenthas arrived. But people forget that in doing thisshe would be e
Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . s purposes,based on a complete misunderstanding of each othersmotives. As an impartial chronicler, I am bound toadmit that a great part of the Empresss presentunpopularity is based on misconception and prejudiceagainst her German origin. She is supposed to bedevotedly attached to her fatherland, but that hasnever been manifested. She is credited with inten-tions of enforcing peace before the opportune momenthas arrived. But people forget that in doing thisshe would be endangering the safety of the dynastyand thus jeopardise the future welfare of her son—the worshipped idol of her heart. The Empresscannot help her German origin. The Queen of theBelgians is by birth a German princess likewise, yetno one seems to remember it. During the twenty-two years of her life in Russia, the former PrincessAlix has had time to merge her nationality into thatof her husband and children. If Her Majesty hadbeen more accessible to the public during theseyears, less enigmatical in her attitude and more. COUNT FREDERICKS, MINISTER Ol- THE IMlERIAl. COURT THE TZAR AND HIS FAMILY 39 natural in her bearing towards people, these doubtswould never have arisen at the present crisis. One of the greatest problems of a Sovereigns lifeis to remain uncriticised by the people. When HerMajesty visited Iver a few months ago, intent oninspecting the local war hospitals, her carriage wasfollowed by the crowds murmur of Niemka iedet,Niemka iedet (There goes the German). Historyrepeats itself, and one is reminded of the old Frenchcry : IAutrichienne which followed the unfor-tunate Marie Antoinette. In the course of a visit to Headquarters the Empresstold one of the dignitaries that she was delighted tohave left Petrograd and its everlasting gossip. Insaying this Her Majesty scarcely realised that it isshe herself who unconsciously gives rise to evilrumours being spread. It is un
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