▁Prince ▁Felix ▁Y us up ov ▁took ▁part , ▁divided ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁family ▁further . ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁joined ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁relatives ▁in ▁asking ▁for ▁cle men cy ▁for ▁the ▁cul pr its . ▁As ▁And rei ' s ▁am bit ious ▁mother ▁intr igu ed ▁against ▁Em press ▁Alex andra , ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁ordered ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁to ▁leave ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁personal ▁interview ▁with ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁left ▁for ▁K is lov od sk , ▁a ▁sp a ▁resort ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us . ▁He ▁arrived ▁there ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 . ▁His ▁mother ▁followed ▁him ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁claim ing ▁health ▁reasons . ▁And rei ▁Vlad im iro v ich ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁were ▁in ▁K is lov od sk ▁when ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁February ▁revolution . ▁ ▁The ▁di aries ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei , ▁written ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁North - E astern ▁Front ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 1 5 ) ▁and ▁in ▁Pet ro grad ▁( 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 1 7 ), ▁have ▁surv ived ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Archives ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁published , ▁giving ▁a ▁detailed ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Ras put in