Russian Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatyana, Maria, Anastasia, Tsarevich AlexeiMOSCOW , Jan 30The examinations carried out by the investigation confirmed the authenticity of the remains of the Romanov imperial family, who were killed in 1918, said Marina Molodtsova, senior investigator for especially important cases under the chairman of the Investigative Committee, in the documentary film «The Romanov Case. The Investigation Established», shown on Channel One. «The conclusions of the modern investigation coincided with the conclusions historical and archival examination that on the night of July 16-17, 1918, Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their four daughters — Olga, Tatyana, Maria, Anastasia, their son Alexei and those faces who remained faithful to them to the end,» she said.The hemophilia gene confirmed the authenticity of the found remains of the son of Nicholas IIThe last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family were shot in the summer of 1918 in Yekaterinburg. In 1991, a burial was opened in a place called Porosenkov Log near Yekaterinburg (presumably, the remains of the royal couple, three daughters — grand duchesses and their entourage). In 2007, another burial was found not far from this place (possibly, Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria). In 2000, the Russian Church canonized Nicholas II and members of his family as saints. After the burial near Yekaterinburg was opened, the remains of members of the imperial family were buried in the tomb of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. However, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) did not recognize them as authentic due to lack of evidence. In July 2018, a representative of the UK reported that complex molecular genetic examinations confirmed that the remains found belonged to members of the royal family and their entourage. In addition, experts established the relationship of Emperor Alexander III, exhumed in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, and the deceased person, identified as Nicholas II. In July 2020, Molodtsova told reporters that the human remains found in 2007 belong to Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria. In January 2022, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) of Volokolamsk, stated that, in his opinion, «nothing today prevents the recognition of the authenticity of the Yekaterinburg remains.» In his opinion, the members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church «have no doubts about their authenticity, but the decision should be up to the top leadership of the church, and the top leadership of the church is the Council of Bishops.»
«Pie or English Bullet». Who killed the most famous Russian elder
