CROSSING To Tobolsk
From Romanov Alexey Nikolaevicha's stories.

… later, in the end of July, there was a crossing to Tobolsk. By then the Father has come to the senses and already actively communicated with officers who were still true to Tsar and Fatherland. They, had been developed the plan of clearing of family with under arrest which has been carried out soon. When the train has gone from Petrograd, after a while on one of substations, it has been stopped ostensibly by the special commission for check. Actually it were the disguised officers. Chiefs of the sentry protected a train, have replaced, and to simple soldiers have explained, that the train goes on the same route, as was outlined earlier and it has arranged them, all was equal to them who orders Provisional government, потому-that in the country any more there was no order. … to a train it has been fastened two more cars with soldiers and officers, and we have gone further. According to the instruction at each big station, on telegraph messages on passage of a train sent, without undue incident, and it did not cause in anybody suspicions …
Then the train has arrived in a Kazan, where простоял two day. For this time the group of officers has disarmed protection of warehouses where gold reserves of Russia and Romanov's family were stored, has shipped gold on the barge and has gone in a Ufa. The train has gone there. After arrival to Ufa we some days простояли, waiting barges. When it has come, from it at night the cargo has been overloaded in cars and next day we have gone further. Later, the Father will tell to me, - « that at this time in a way, IT with Колчаком discussed the further plan of action ….. I have chosen a withdrawal to Siberia, to Yakutsk, northern by, on what Колчак strongly objected, and spoke, that children can not sustain this transition on a taiga, but it seemed to the Father, that it will be more safe. » We have arrived to Tobolsk, as well as it was recommended to prisoners. Under a kind of protection with us there were thirty officers well armed, in addition there were boxes with the weapon. Preparation for transition to Yakutsk has begun. The conductors have been found, two persons who knew road to Yakutsk, and for money have agreed to lead, secretly, group up to half of way, up to р. Ob. Somehow, across all Tobolsk have found fifteen carts, and any carriage with covered top, have made a stock of products and т.д …. When runaway has been prepared, the group of protection has played a stage, that they leave for Petersburg, and protection is entrusted to local advice. Family have changed for the employed women who should represent family and go on молебен to Church. Priests were well informed about secret departure of emperor and family.

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