CHAMPION OF ROMANOV FAMILY: RIP GELI RYABOV

Geli Ryabov published a book called "How It Happened. The Romanovs: Hiding of bodies, search, aftermath.
Geli Ryabov published a book called “How It Happened. The Romanovs: Hiding of bodies, search, aftermath.”

Geli Trofimovich Ryabov passed away today – October 16, 2015 – on the 84th year of life. Film director, screenwriter, acclaimed author whose work I often referenced for my own books.

Born in 1932 in an ordinary family, he graduated from Moscow Institute of Law in 1954, then worked as an investigator, and later as Assistant to Minister of Internal Affairs. But in his mind, his biggest achievement was taking part in the discovery of the remains of the Romanov family. Read more CHAMPION OF ROMANOV FAMILY: RIP GELI RYABOV

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ROMANOV FAMILY: NEW DNA TESTS ON REMAINS

 

Skulls of the members of the Romanov family and their retinue, including that of Nicholas II
Skulls of the members of the Romanov family and their retinue, including that of Nicholas II

October 2015.  Additional tests on the remains of the Romanov family are being conducted with the blessing of the Russian Orthodox Church. The process was put in motion after it was decided that it was now time to finally bury the remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria, and the date for the burial was chosen: 18 October, 2015 – Tsarevich Alexei’s Namesday. It is unclear whether the burial will take place on this date, but the hope it that it will take place sooner rather than later. Which new scientific tests are scheduled to be performed on the Romanov remains? Let’s take a look.   Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: NEW DNA TESTS ON REMAINS

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Are the Remains of Russian Imperial Family Still Missing? Sorting Out the Facts from the Fiction

By Helen Azar and Margarita Nelipa

Remains of the Romanov family discovered in Ekaterinburg.

Remains of the Romanov family discovered in Ekaterinburg.

Now that Russia’s investigative committee has reopened its case on the 1918 murder of the Romanov family after the Russian Orthodox church demanded further testing of their remains, it seems to be a good time to revisit this article we wrote back in 2005!

We live in an age when scientific analysis has become a reliable and accurate method by which to unravel the mysteries of both the present and the past. History can now be analyzed dispassionately and objectively in terms that we all can agree upon. Read more Are the Remains of Russian Imperial Family Still Missing? Sorting Out the Facts from the Fiction Facebooktwitterpinteresttumblrmail