Romanovs. Tsesarevich Alexei His spaniel Joy

In this film footage from the Russian State Documentary Film Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk (RGAKFD) you can see the Russian Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich playing with his favourite pet spaniel Joy in 1916. Tsarevich recounted in his own diary: August 19, 1916 in Mogilev: This morning had two lessons. Wrote Mama before breakfast and walked. Was eating breakfast with everyone in the tent. Afternoon was a walk along the Dnieper river. Joy is in hospital. Has worms. November 5th: Since yesterday, there