| Dr. Eugene Botkin | |
| Born | March 27, 1865 Russia |
|---|---|
| Died | July 17, 1918 (aged 53) Ekaterinburg, Russia |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Olga Botkina (divorced 1910 |
| Parents | Dr. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг also romanized Ekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk) is a major city in the central part of Russia Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Sergei Botkin, father |
Dr. Yevgeny Sergeivich Botkin, also known as Dr. Eugene Botkin, (March 27, 1865 – July 17, 1918), was the court physician for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra and, while in exile with the family, sometimes treated the hemophilia-related complications of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova ( Императрица Александра Фёдоровна Романова) ( 6 June Haemophilia (also spelled as hemophilia Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич full title Heir Tsarevich and Grand Duke (Наследник-Цесаревич
Botkin went into exile with the Romanovs following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and was murdered with the family at Ekaterinburg on July 17, 1918. See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them Like them, he was canonized as a martyr by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in 1981. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (Ру́сская Правосла́вная Це́рковь Заграни́цей ru Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov' Zagranitsey
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Early life and career
Botkin was the son of Sergei Botkin, who had been a court physician under Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III. Sergei Petrovich Botkin ( Russian: Сергей Петрович Боткин) (1832 &ndash 1889 was a famous Russian clinician therapist and activist Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St Alexander III Alexandrovich ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Александр III Александрович reigned as Emperor Botkin himself studied medicine at the University of St. Petersburg and at the Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg. Saint Petersburg State University ( Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian federal state-owned higher [1] He was later appointed chief physician at St. Georgievsky Hospital in St. Petersburg. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River He served with distinction aboard the St. Georgievsky Hospital Train during the Russo-Japanese War. The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September [2]
He was appointed court physician in 1908. Botkin married and had four children, Dimitri, Yuri, Gleb, and Tatiana. Gleb Evgenievich Botkin, (1900 – December 1969 was the son of Dr Tatiana Evgenievna Botkina-Melnik (1898 - 1986 was the daughter of court physician Eugene Botkin, who was killed along with Tsar Nicholas II and his family by the His marriage broke up under the strain caused by Botkin's dedication to the Romanovs and his long hours at court. His wife, Olga, started an affair with the children's German tutor and asked for, and was granted, a divorce. [3]
Botkin was later devastated when his oldest sons, Dimitri and Yuri, were killed in action during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [4] Botkin became increasingly religious and "developed an increasing abhorrence for the flesh," according to his son Gleb. Gleb Evgenievich Botkin, (1900 – December 1969 was the son of Dr [5]
"From a very tender age, his beautiful and noble nature was complete," his brother Peter recalled later. "He was never like other children. Always sensitive, of a delicate, inner sweetness of extraordinary soul, he had a horror of any kind of struggle or fight. We other boys would fight with a fury. He would not take part in our combats, but when our pugilism took on a dangerous character he would stop the combatants at risk of injuring himself. He was very studious and conscientious in his studies. For a profession he chose medicine: to help, to succor, to soothe, to heal without end. "[6]
Exile and death
Botkin felt it was duty to accompany the Romanovs into exile, both because of his responsibility to his patients, the Romanov family, but also to the country. [7] Botkin was considered a friend by Tsar Nicholas II and the doctor also often spoke with Tsarina Alexandra in her native German and acted as a translator for her when she received a Russian delegation. Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova ( Императрица Александра Фёдоровна Романова) ( 6 June [8]
White Russian Army investigators found this unfinished letter, written in his quarters on the night of July 16, 1918:
| “ | I am making a last attempt at writing a real letter -- at least from here -- although that qualification, I believe, is utterly superfluous. I do not think that I was fated at any time to write to anyone from anywhere. My voluntary confinement here is restricted less by time than by my earthly existence. In essence I am dead -- dead for my children -- dead for my work . . . I am dead but not yet buried, or buried alive -- whichever, the consequences are nearly identical . . . The day before yesterday, as I was calmly reading . . . I saw a reduced vision of my son Yuri's face, but dead, in a horizontal position, his eyes closed. Yesterday, at the same reading, I suddenly heard a word that sounded like Papulya. I nearly burst into sobs. Again -- this is not a hallucination because the word was pronounced, the voice was similar, and I did not doubt for an instant that my daughter, who was supposed to be in Tobolsk, was talking to me . . . I will probably never hear that voice so dear or feel that touch so dear with which my little children so spoiled me . . . If faith without works is dead, then deeds can live without faith . . . This vindicates my last decision . . . when I unhesitatingly orphaned my own children in order to carry out my physician's duty to the end, as Abraham did not hesitate at God's demand to sacrifice his only son. Abraham ( Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom; ابراهيم, {{Unicode|Ibrāhīm}}; Ge'ez: [9] | ” |
The letter was interrupted when Commander Yakov Yurovsky, the head of the command at the Ipatiev House, knocked on his door and ordered him that the Romanov party was to get dressed and come downstairs. Yakov (Yankel Mikhailovich Yurovsky ( in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia &ndash before 2 August 1938 in Moscow) is best known Yurovksy told him there was firing in the town and the party was to be evacuated.
Instead, the family and their servants were murdered a short time later. [10]
Legacy
Botkin's two surviving children, Gleb and Tatiana, both became convinced that Anna Anderson was the surviving Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia and were advocates of her cause all their lives. Anastasia Manahan, usually known as Anna Anderson (probably 22 Dec[[ 896]] — 12 February 1984 was the best known of the several women who claimed to be Grand Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ( Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova) (Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова ( –
See also
Notes
- ^ King, Greg, and Wilson, Penny, The Fate of the Romanovs, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria , p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 61
- ^ King and Wilson, p. 62
- ^ *Christopher, Peter, Kurth, Peter, and Radzinsky, Edvard, Tsar: The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra, 1995, ISBN 0316507873, p. 194
- ^ Christopher et. al, p. 194
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