July 9, 1918
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovitch, brother-in-law of the former Emperor, gave a interview at the end of June to a reporter of the Budapest Az Est, according to a telegraph to Dutch newspapers. The interview was reprinted by the New York Times.
The interview took place at Ai-Todor in the Crimea. The Grand Duke related his experiences after Nicholas II's abdication.
"We were for days at Dulbar (near Ai-Todor) at the house of Peter Nicolaievitch, all together. We owe our lives solely to that good and intelligent man. My six sons and myself were on the blacklist. We scarcely hoped to escape with our lives. They took our money and property. Our house in Petrograd was razed.
"Fortunately, I have a property with a vineyard at Ai-Todor,on the produce of which my family and myself can live."
The Grand Duke was asked about the possibility of a "monarchical Constitution again." Alexander was "skeptical," about a restoration, namely with Nicholas II back on the throne. "Certainly not. He is vividly of the old system."
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