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Grave of Emperor Alexander III may have been opened before and remains of Alexander I are missing

Saturday, 14 November 2015, 10:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Russian Orthodox Church does not rule out that the grave of Alexander III in St. Petersburg’s Petropavlovskaya Fortress could have been opened before. “We are not alleging anything, we are not alleging that the grave was invaded, although we believe it could have happened. The only thing we are alleging now is that the headstone [read more]

New examination confirms remains of last Russian emperor, his family members are genuine

Thursday, 12 November 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Recent DNA testing has confirmed that the remains of Nicholas II and his family members are genuine, a spokesman has confirmed. Samples were taken from the lower jaw and a neckbone. The samples also matched the data obtained earlier from Nicholas II’s shirt, which had traces of his blood. The samples also exhibited heteroplasmy, a [read more]

Forensic evaluation of remains of people executed together with Tsar & family has been ordered

Thursday, 5 November 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

There has been another development in the case surrounding the last Tsar and his family. It has been decided to also perform tests on the remains of the servants who were with Nicolas II and his family when they were murdered. Official tests have been ordered to identify the remains of the servants, Eugene Botkin, Ivan Kharitonov, [read more]

Tsar Alexander III will be exhumed for DNA testing

Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The decision has been made to exhume the remains of Tsar Alexander III for DNA testing. Alexander III was the father of Nicolas II. This is part of the investigation into the remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria. The exhumation is expected to happen mid-November. There is also a possibility of an exhumation for Grand [read more]

Full investigation into Romanov Family Remains is expected to be completed in February

Monday, 19 October 2015, 19:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The first results of the new DNA testing on the remains of Russia’s last Imperial family are expected in a few days and complete research works on the remains and also the restoration of their tombs will completed around February of next year. All archive documents on the murder of the Imperial Family have been opened [read more]

Burial of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (Updated)

Sunday, 18 October 2015, 14:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Details of the upcoming ceremony today are being kept secret, but work has already begun in St. Catherine’s Chapel at the Peter and Paul Cathedral where the rest of the family of the last Russian emperor rests. Access to the chapel is closed and in front of is a large picture showing the inside of [read more]