ian ▁nobles ▁who ▁had ▁protected ▁them . ▁During ▁their ▁time ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁mountains , ▁And rei ▁allowed ▁his ▁be ard ▁to ▁become ▁over g rown . ▁He ▁so ▁closely ▁res emble d ▁his ▁first ▁cousin , ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁mistaken ▁for ▁the ▁Ts ar . ▁ ▁Under ▁threat ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁advance , ▁the ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁Roman ov s ▁and ▁their ▁ent ou rage ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁in ▁constant ▁fear ▁for ▁their ▁lives . ▁The ▁white ▁General ▁Vik tor ▁Pok rov sky ▁ad vised ▁them ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁An apa , ▁a ▁coast al ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea . ▁Pok rov sky ▁arranged ▁a ▁train ▁and ▁an ▁esc ort ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁men ▁and ▁they ▁left ▁Py at ig or sk ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October , ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁compan ions ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁refuge es . ▁At ▁T ou ap se , ▁a ▁tra w ler ▁was ▁waiting . ▁They ▁dock ed ▁at ▁An apa ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁From ▁there ▁it ▁was ▁easy ▁to ▁escape ▁abroad ▁by ▁boat . ▁However , ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Maria ▁Pav lov na ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Russia ▁hoping ▁that ▁the ▁White ▁movement ▁would ▁prev ail ▁and ▁And rei ' s ▁brother , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Kir ill ▁Vlad im iro v ich , ▁would ▁be ▁installed ▁as ▁Ts ar . ▁It ▁was ▁suggested ▁that ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁should ▁join ▁the ▁White ▁army ▁of ▁General ▁Anton