▁in ▁Ts ar sko ye ▁S elo , ▁returning ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁during ▁the ▁winter . ▁The ▁children ▁also ▁accompanied ▁their ▁parents ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁travel s ▁abroad ▁to ▁France , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy , ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Cob urg , ▁Paris , ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Sch wer in . ▁ ▁Following ▁Roman ov ▁tradition , ▁And rei ▁was ▁dest ined ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁military ▁career . ▁While ▁his ▁el dest ▁brother , ▁Kir ill , ▁chose ▁the ▁Imperial ▁n avy , ▁And rei ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Bor is ▁joined ▁the ▁inf antry . ▁And rei ▁began ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ards ▁Hor se - Art illery ▁Brigade . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁adj ut ant , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁from ▁the ▁Mik h ail ov sky ▁Art illery ▁School . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁Alexand rov sk aya ▁Military ▁Law ▁Academy ▁at ▁P ots el ue v ▁bridge , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁listed ▁by ▁the ▁military - jud icial ▁department . ▁The ▁military ▁law ▁Academy ▁task ed ▁him ▁with ▁transl ating ▁foreign ▁military ▁criminal ▁stat utes . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁colon el ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 ,