The book is a collection of unique documents, many of which are being published for the first time. It is dedicated to the history of the relationship between Emperor Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, from 1884 to the opening of the Martha and Mary Convent in 1909. The proposed set of materials will help to see in a new way many aspects of the life and service of the last Russian Tsar, the Great Mother and their immediate family. Historical events of the late XIX - early XX centuries. appear in the image of their main participants. For specialists and everyone interested in Russian history.