Remains of Russian Tsar's children possibly found- archeologists

[karla64]

I hope it solve most mystery isAlexi  and Grand duchess Maria I thought it was Anastasia but it said only missing two were  alexi and Maria... :hmm:

http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=3517

[angeleyed]

such a sad story... cool article, thanks. wish all of it would just be solved. i liked the disney version better.  :P

[EmpressofIndia]

 :(

[Pri]

This is really interesting...it'd be nice to see how this unfolds and if the remains are the tsar's (I've always preferred the "czar" spelling more) children.  Good find! :thumbsup:

[karla64]

more article..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/ap_on_re_eu/russia_czar_s_son_5

[Miryoku]

Very interesting.  After further testing of the remains, I wonder if this will finally put to rest all of the rumours of Princess Anastasia surviving the massacre that killed the rest of her family?

[karla64]

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.royal.ap/index.html

[karla64]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=477491&in_page_id=1811

[papsriya]

interesting article. :thumbsup:

thanks karla :Royal: :flowers:

[heather]

  So many imposters over the years, including Anna Anderson, who was "outed" by DNA, but sadly it was after she had shuffled off her mortal coil. <_<

[Lila the Flirt]

Such a tragedy but I do hope this will put an end to the story. They need to rest in peace.

[Wombat]

It's got to be them....near to the mass grave which was under the wood sleepers on a forest road.....they apparently burnt two bodies whilst digging a hole for the other ones...it's such a sad story...it really needs an end.

[LouisFerdinand]

It is always interesting to come across a story about the missing children of Tsar Nicholas II or someone who is an imposter posing as a Romanov.

[Curryong]

The remains of the last Tsar's children were found over a decade ago. Most of them were interred in a ceremony in Moscow attended by Russian dignitaries and politicians. There has been some trouble over the very rigid Church authorities recognising two sets of bones generally believed to be the Tsaravitch and Marie (or possibly Anastasia according to Russian scientists) since then, which led to them being disinterred and retested. The supposed controversy has rumbled on for years but apparently was settled by the last round of tests a while ago. So now I hope they can all rest in peace.

[amabel]

There was a  TV programme the other night about the 4 Grand Duchesses as part of the programmes on the centenary of the RUssian Revolution. the poor things were so unlucky.  But they were the victims not just of the Bolsheviks but their parents' ineptitude and stuipidty at ruling.  Anyone seen these programmes?

[Curryong]

^ No, don't watch documentaries on the last Tsar and his family. I've read too much about them over the years, I suppose. It was all just so disgusting, sad and awful, and Nicholas and Alexandra's blindness, obstinacy and stupidity, is just unbelievable

[amabel]

I've only watched this one about the daughter's, so far. But there is a lot on BBC4 about the Russian Revolution and I am now tryng to watch it.  The terrible thing is that the Bolshevik revolution was so horrible, so hearltless and led Russian into 80 years of a terror state, but the Tsarist state was pretty bad too.  not as bad I think as what came after.  But as you say Nich and Alexandra were such fools, and their stupidity in not allowing moderate reform, led to a situation where the communists were able to take power.
One  writer on the programme said that George V had offered asylum to the family, and then the girls were sick with measles and weren't well enough to travel...and by the time they had recovered, he had changed his mind..

[royalanthropologist]

The Russian Imperial Family were really out of this world. They must have thought they had the divine right to rule. I for one feel that had they compromised, Russia would have become a constitutional monarchy and avoided the dreadful history of the Bolsheviks and Communists who terrorized the population after the Romanovs left.
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I am in an anti-beeb mood at the moment but I will compromise on BBC4 because I really find the story fascinating. I know the end but still like watching the process. Every European monarch and Crown Prince/Princess would do well to watch those programs.

[amabel]

Yes of course they thought they had a divine Right to rule...

[LouisFerdinand]

Before taking the throne, Nicholas II expressed, 'I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling.'