"He thoroughly enjoyed life—when it let him—and he was a happy, romping boy. He was very simple in his tastes and he entertained no false satisfaction because he was the Heir; there was nothing he thought less about."

— Pierre Gilliard on Heir Tsarevich Alexei Romanov (via peter-and-wendy)

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