PRISON
From Romanov Alexey Nikolaevicha's stories.

After we have recovered, there was a crossing to the city of Ekaterinburg, somewhere in the end of April. First time our imprisonment was tolerable, but then after change of the chief of sentry, has turned to torture. Livelihood has started to lack, anywhere it was impossible to leave, etc. the house in which we were, (as they it named house Ипатовых « the house of special purpose) has turned to the present prison. The inconsiderate behaviour of the chief of protection Юровского, caused indignation of everything, but it did not react to it in any way. It could perambulate where to it will take in head, even when all prayed ….
Before the execution on August, 20th 1918г. The father has informed me as we managed to avoid destruction in Ипатьевском the house. Though it was the delay of a verdict. Somewhere in the beginning of July to Sovereign there has arrived the courier from Kolchaka Ivan Ivanovich Sidorov. Through second doctor Derevenko who lived in city and seldom came to us, it manages to contact the Father and even to discuss, thus in the party there was a doctor whom probably something heard. The father has suspected it of change because in day the chief of protection Avdeev was replaced and has come Юровский which has started to try to find out about Romanov's gold and even suggested to arrange runaway in exchange for gold, ostensibly it knows about a meeting of the Father and I.Sidorova. (And at a meeting gold was mentioned in conversation). It promised to rescue all family. Promised to arrange runaway … the-father of anything concrete to it has not answered and after that to us have reduced a feed up to such degree, that we have started to starve … .. At that time, spoke, profits four cars (two the foodstuffs and two cattle on meat) for us, from friends from abroad, but them for two days have plundered. To us have brought a bag of a flour, and ourselves baked pancakes. … those who protected us, probably, shared with the relatives how we here live and we starve and to us wives of security guards came to look at us. Seeing our distress, one of women brought to us in a hot-water bottle sunflower oil, as fiduciary from the husband and protection... Told local news … Following unexpectedness from Юровского was the offer to the Father which повергло all in a shock, it to marry to it, daughter Olga??? Besides the promise rescue of all family … next day the Father has answered it, that it is absolutely impossible, and here for gold it accepts rescue. To it it has been transferred a part of gold ornaments that were with us, and it is promised, that it will receive much more when we shall be free, ostensibly Sidorov has left a hiding place.
Юровский, having received gold ornaments, was very happy, and has told, that it will pull out us from here. Once it has frankly informed, that there has arrived Goloschyokin from the Center. Your destiny there was solved and shortly you liquidate not having left even a trace. V.I.Lenin has told,-that you need to be liquidated, because you as a symbol of autocracy, the old law and order. You a banner of all officers which swore to serve faithfully to Tsar and Fatherland, and nobility to which does not like our orders. We shall destroy them also to all world we shall declare, that the family has run away abroad. … is news was terrible for marks. All in opinion of had any detachment. We to a duty, kneeling, prayed before a family icon to " Kazan Divine Mother ».
- After a while, in our prison, have replaced sentry, and it is close to полуночи, it was on July, 16th, 1918, has arrived Юровский on a cart with any group of people. There there were drunk maids, the old man, the boy, the woman …, they were tipsy and loudly talked about what that representation. Us Юровский, has forced to exchange clothes with these people, the Father too has told, that so it is necessary, us with sisters hurried, have then deduced on street and have set in a cart … doctor Botkin has remained. As the Father, - it ндумал has then told, that nobody will touch the doctor, and in case of need, it will confirm death of " Imperial family ».

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