Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Archives - Page 3 of 4

Romanov descendants seek proper burial of last Russian Emperor’s children

Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 10:30 Moniek Bloks 0

The Romanov family would like Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria to be honourably buried in the cathedral in St. Petersburg’s Peter and Paul Fortress, with their parents and sisters, said Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich in an interview with TASS on the occasion of the centennial of Nicholas II’s abdication. “In different countries, monarchies came to [read more]

1917. Romanovs and Revolution at the Hermitage Amsterdam

Saturday, 4 February 2017, 13:00 Moniek Bloks 0

2017 marks 100 years since the start of the Russian revolution which would end in the grisly execution of the Nicholas II, his wife, four daughters and his son. The Hermitage Amsterdam hosts this new exhibition on that fateful year and describes in 7 missteps how it all went wrong for Nicholas. The exhibition opens [read more]

Church to announce results of the examinations of “Yekaterinburg remains” in second quarter of 2017

Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 18:25 Moniek Bloks 0

The Russian Orthodox church has announced that the results of the DNA-examinations of the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or better said the remains of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and his family will be announced in the second quarter of 2017. “Very intensive work is going on. The genetic expertise has been held in the best world’s [read more]

Chapel consecrated in honor of Emperor Nicholas II and family

Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 19:00 Moniek Bloks 0

A chapel in Simferopol has been consecrated in honour of the Holy Royal Martyrs, Emperor Nicholas II and his family, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, their daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia and their son, Alexei. The chapel houses rare icons and some come from a collection of a former prosecutor of the Crimea. Nicholas II [read more]

New DNA-testing on Romanov remains will be believed by the Russian Orthodox Church

Sunday, 2 October 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything concerning the remains of Tsarevich Alexei and his sister Grand Duchess Maria. The Russian Orthodox Church required addition DNA-testing for their reburial as they and their family are considered to be holy martyrs and passion bearers in the Russian Orthodox Church. Just yesterday a news report came [read more]

Remains of Russian royal family to undergo comprehensive examination, including DNA tests

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

It has been announced that a new expert group will be formed to examine all the remains of Russian royal family. They will perform a comprehensive examination including further DNA testing. This was done at the request of the Investigative Committee.