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Past Life in Russia

franofhistory

franofhistory

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Hello!

I am new to the forum, and have trolled through various websites about past lives for a while, but have never really taken part in any discussions.

Anyway, I would like to share my memories of a life I had in Russia back in the late 19th - early 20th century.

I was called Grafinya (Countess) Nikolina Obolenskaya, and was the daughter of an aristocratic family. I was born in November of 1889 in Kaluga, Russia. As I grew older, I began to look after children of other aristocrats, as well as teach them piano and violin, and when I was 16, I met the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the Tsar of Russia. At the time, her youngest, Alexei, was only one year old, but I ended up discussing children with her. After some conversation, she told me she would be looking for a piano teacher for him when the time came, and asked for my address for future reference. When Alexei turned four, I think I began to teach him piano.

Although there is no record of there being such a woman there, I have managed to find out that she existed, and also found archive newspaper articles, advertising a teacher of pianoforte and violin, under the name of Nikolina Obolenskaya. The newspaper was from Kaluga.

I will be posting more memories in due course, but this post is to simply sum up the life I believe I lived. If anyone wishes to chime in and give their opinions, please do. Also, if there are any users on here who believe they were a Romanov, I would love to get in contact!

Will update soon!
 
First of all, I'd like to welcome you to the forum. May I ask how your memories came to you? Was it from dreams, regression, or spontaneous memories? People seem to experience all of the above. We have had members who thought they were Romanovs, but I don't know if any are currently active. It will be interesting if you are contacted by one of them. If we can be of assistance, feel free to ask!
 
Welcome and thank you for sharing. It is always a wonderful feeling to find matches to you memories. Congratulations :)
 
Hi fanofhistory,


I am interested in hearing about how your memories came to you and especially the emotional content. The everyday - little things. ;)
 
franofhistory said:
I was born in November of 1889 in Kaluga, Russia.
When Alexei turned four, I think I began to teach him piano.
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Hi fanofhistory, there is a member in this forum who claims to have been Alexei, although I don't know their particulars. I'm sorry, I don't even recall their username, but if you do a search you may come across his posts, or maybe another member can chime in here and shed some light.


Do you have a full birth date for Obolenskaya? If you do, looking at the astrology would possibly provide you with some additional information.


Like BriarRose and Deborah, I too am interested in hearing how you first made the connection to Obolenskaya? ... and, if you are willing and able to share, what evidence (proof) have you collected since that initial recognition that leaves you with little doubt you were Obolenskaya?


Do you recall the date you made the connection?


I look forward to hearing more of your story.
 
Hello Fanofhistory, thank you for joining us and sharing your memories. I think you will find this to be a very accepting and safe place to discuss your memories. I look forward to hearing more from you.


Tman
 
Thanks for the welcome!


My memories of this particular life came to me in a dream one night, where I saw the first few years of my life. It was unbelievable, and the years in the dream actually felt like years; it was as if I was literally living it out again.


I believe I was born on Tuesday, 12th November, 1889, in Kaluga, Russia. I was affectionately known as Nina to close family and friends. On the 12th December, I was baptised into the Russian Orthodox Church.


My father was the Markiz (Marquess) Lyova (Leo) Obolensky, and my mother was Markiza (Marchioness) Elisabeth Obolenskaya, nee Yefimovna. The Obolensky's were one of the oldest aristocratic families in Russia, and some of the children in the family were set to inherit the biggest fortunes in all of Europe, if older relatives passed away.


As a child, I remember learning the piano, and later the violin, with my teacher, Alexander. My governess was Elena, although my mother tried to look after me herself as much as possible. I even remember taking strolls in the park with my mother and father, as well as my godmother, Vera Dragomirov. She was my mother's closest friend and confidante.


Other memories I have of being a child are of garden parties being held in the grounds of the house, and playing with my young cousins and friends. The house itself was in a Petrine Baroque style, and had two huge stories supported by a rusticated basement. The facade had ionic pilasters. The grounds were vast, and in front of the house there was a large moor, while behind was an even larger forest. Access to the estate was by a small iron gate, with gold scrollwork, capped by the Obolensky coat of arms. The gate was down a small side road, just off a slightly larger one, dotted with a few Izba style houses, covered in ivy, with hedges in front. In those houses lived a few of my friends, of the same age.


I also remember the town itself. It was very quaint and peaceful, and there was a very close-knit community. I even remember taking the train to Moscow when I was older, which ran from the station four times a day, twice a day on Saturdays, and once a day on Sunday afternoons. Many residents journeyed into the city for the day, as the travel time was just under three hours. I also remember taking the night trains to St Petersburg, to stay for the week, and teach piano to Alexei Romanov, as well as other children of aristocratic families in the city. I would then return home on the week-ends, and go back to Piter again on the Sunday night. Other travel times were available, but these are the ones I remember using most when I was older.


I shall now discuss my memories of becoming a piano teacher for Alexei. I was at an aristocrat ball at Orienbaum in the winter of 1905, and was introduced to Alexandra through my mother. The topic of conversation turned to children, and I discussed my work of teaching piano and violin to them, as well as working at the kindergarten in Kaluga, something I enjoyed very much. She then asked me to write down my name and address to contact me for future reference, and I then began teaching him when he turned four, in 1908. I was 19, nearly 20.


Teaching him piano is something I remember vividly, and I have many fond memories of it. I even remember his favourite piece, which was relatively new at the time, and from a children's piano book. I'm sure the household grew quite sick of it after playing it so much! I have yet to find evidence of Alexei having a piano teacher, or a woman called Nikolina being at Alexander Palace, but the newspaper articles I found from Kaluga in 1907 and 1908 do confirm I existed, and lived in Kaluga at that time as a piano and violin teacher.


For several years, from being a small child actually, in this life, I believed I was Alexei Romanov himself, and I am in contact with a few people whom I believe were members of the Romanov family. I then believed I was his cousin Georgy for a time, then Tatiana, his sister. This has always confused me, especially suddenly not believing I was Alexei, since I had done for so many years. I have had memories from all of their points of view too, at least I think it was theirs, so this is why I am unsure about it all. It was only last month Nikolina and her life came to me, in great and vivid detail, and I have been researching into it more so than the other memories I've experienced, for now anyway.


These are just a few of many, many memories I've had, but I will discuss others soon. :)
 
Thank you for this. Very interesting. Very detailed. The other day I was watching a PBS program called "Nova" through Netflix. This episode was about the Vikings. One thing I never knew before was that the Vikings had very much to do with the founding of Russia. They used the Russian rivers to reach Baghdad where they traded with the Arabs. Since the end of the Cold War a lot of archaeological digging has been going on. Moscow and Kiev were both Viking settlements in the beginning. In fact the name Russia comes from the "Rus" Viking tribe of the East. Do you know what happened to your previous self in 1917-8 during the Revolution?
 
I myself have watched similar documentaries not long ago! I find it all to be very interesting!


When it comes to the Revolution, I am a little uncertain about the specifics. I remembered being tied up, by my hands and feet, in an automobile, with two men standing outside the garages smoking. In fact, something tells me it was the Tsar's garage at the palace, but I am still unsure of that, as it seems a bit far-fetched. I am not sure if it was just a dream, or a legitimate memory. I can usually tell the difference; I just get this feeling. This time, however, I am not entirely certain.


I know that quite a few women accompanied the Romanov's during exile, up until Tobolsk, and were later asked to leave. Some even went all the way to Ekaterinburg! Last year, when I believed I could have been Tatiana, I had vivid memories of me and Alexei running across a moor, wearing blood-stained clothing. He had a limp, and I had blood pouring from my shoulder. This, again I am unsure about, as Alexei's bones have been found, and any conspiracies about him and Anastasia surviving the shooting have been put to rest. I also remember going to the cellar room itself, not actually going inside, but stopping at the doors. This dream was particularly odd, and I saw a flash of lights, followed by some sort of strange square pattern. There were four green squares, with a lighter green one in the centre, surrounded by a cream colour. A few weeks later, me and my friend discovered this was the pattern on the lino floor, RIGHT in front of the cellar doors at Ipatiev House, in Ekaterinburg.


Most of my memories come to me in dreams, and sometimes I get an "aura" of sorts, where I simply must lie down and go to sleep, almost on the verge of falling asleep on the spot. I always know when it is going to happen, and when it does, the most vivid memories come to me. It is a strange ritual, and happens every now and again. I regress sometimes too, but not very often. Most of my memories just seem to "happen" whenever they want, so when they do, I always write them down.
 
Some of them were buried separately, if I remember correctly. Is it possible that those who were escaped for a time but were later caught and killed?


Just a thought ... who were the ones found in a separate grave? It does make sense that if they were all killed at the same time they all would have been thrown into the same grave so something must have happened to separate them from the rest.
 
May be a little late but I was connected to the Romanovs if you're interested still.
 
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