I Imagine This Happened Frequently

I imagine this happened frequently 

Gleb: Paris is no place for a good and loyal Russian!

Anastasia: well if you’re a good and loyal Russian then why are YOU here? Smh 🤦‍♀️

This is why Anastasia is the best.

one of my favorite things about anastasia is that she has an actual skill exclusively for annoying people

“I’m not your prince, Anya.”

“The Grand Duchess Anastasia would beg to disagree, Dima.”

i think the thing that sticks out to me about cats in hogwarts is that we have no idea where they go when their owners are studying. there’s an owlry, but no cattery. 

do they just wander the corridors? do they disrupt lessons? are there always at least six sitting in front of the fireplace in the great hall?

Nicholas II, Diary, 3 November 1895 | A day I will remember for ever, during which I suffered a very very great deal. At about 2 o’clock dear Mama arrived from Gatchina; she, Ella and I were with Alix the whole time. At exactly 9 o’clock a baby’s cry was heard and we all breathed a sigh of relief! With a prayer we named the daughter sent to us by God ‘Olga’! When all the anxiety was over, and the terrors had ceased, there was simply a blessed feeling at what had come to pass! Thank god, Alix came through the birth well, and felt quite alert in the evening. I ate late at night with Mama, and when I went ot bed, I fell asleep at once!

Grand Duchess Xenia, Diary, 3 November 1895 | The birth of a daughter to Nicky and Alix! A great joy although it’s a pity it’s not a son! The birth pains began already last night. At 10 o’clock we went to Tsarskoe. Poor Nicky and Mama were quite weak with exhaustion. The baby is huge - weighing ten pounds - and had to be pulled out with forceps! A terrible thing to witness. But thank god everything ended well. I saw dear Alix, she looks well; little Olga lay next to her on the bed!

Nicholas II, Diary, 4 November 1895 |  Although Alix slept very little at night, she felt well. Of course I was present for our daughter’s bath. She is a big baby weighing 10 pounds and measuring 55 centimetres. I can hardly believe it’s really our child! God what happiness!!! At 12 o’clock the whole family arrived for a service of thanksgiving.