Coronation. Khodynka Program : A. Levenson: Moscow May 1896 ( Soiuz Pazhei Papers ).

Nicholas II Coronation. Program of festivities on Khodynka field. From Nicholas II's diary (30 May): "Up until now, thank God, everything went perfectly, but today a great sin has taken place. The crowd spending the night on Khodynka Field, in anticipation of the distribution of the food and mugs, broke through the barrier and there was a terrible crush, during which 1,300 people were trampled..."

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