Over the years since 1918, there has been much debate over the possibility that someone may have survived the Ekaterinburg massacre as well as debate over the identity of the remains which were found in the woods, near Ekaterinburg. However, it has been widely accepted over the course of the last decade that nobody survived the massacre because all of the bodies of the deceased Romanovs and the loyal servants who accompanied them have been found.
Below is the link to an article which was written this year, which is very interesting. Could the debate begin again?
May the Romanovs and their loyal servants who died with them rest in peace.
http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=8264
The cellar in Ekaterinburg where the family was executed by Bolsheviks in 1918
I am not convinced that the Romanov bodies were located and buried. I have studied this in depth for a long time. The Russian Government tends to cover things up extremely well. They are not always truthful in their answers. I am not convinced that any of the skeletons found were that of Czar Nicholas II and his family. They say they did DNA testing but this was done in Russia, the remains were not released to other labs for more accurate testing. They once said they burned the bodies, yet not one person reports seeing large flames that would have happened with such a cremation. There were two claimants one with the last name Slavin who was taken into custody by the Russian Special Police and was never heard from again. Slavin claimed to be Alexei. Their was a woman who was taken to a Russian Asylum who claimed to be Anastacia (not Anna Anderson) who final died there. She was never released. This seems to ring of truth because this is the way The Russian Government handles things of this nature. If any of the other claimants were thought to be a true Romanov, the Russian Government would have hunted them down. After all Trotski was hunted down and murdered in Mexico. Why did just these two get the attention from the Russian Special Police? Why them and not the others? Maybe because they were who they said they were? There was so much confusion, liquor and smoke that night I do not believe anyone remembered 100% of the truth that happened that fatal night when the Romanov Dynasty ended. Yes I think some people were murdered that night but I am not convinced everyone was executed. I do not believe that the last chapter of the Romanov Dynasty has been written. I just think someone out there knows the truth but are still afraid to talk. Maybe someday in a diary in some old attic will be found. Then we can end this mystery.
ReplyDeleteHi Karla,
ReplyDeleteWhat you have said here is really interesting and I like it. We do know that there was a lot of issues with the governments involved. I have also heard that it was not only the main Russian government, but there were also issues to be resolved between the scientists and the local governments. In fact, gaining access to the Romanov remains in the first instance. There is even a story about one group of scientists being told that they were only allowed to look at the bones, but not allowed to touch. Eventually these scientists were allowed to examine the bones, but it took a bit of convincing though.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's always good to hear someone's views on this topic and I hope to chat with you again soon.
All the best,
It was proven as much as a thing could be. Independent DNA testing by 5 nations, said DNA coming from members of the family to include Prince Philip, and later the blood from a tunic of the Tsar, the founder of the science of forensics vouching for the results, Jarovski's own report on events found and released from the old KGB archives. Circumstantial evidence was strong, but the DNA testing makes it conclusive. The only debate should be the method by which they used to identify the individual members found. But since this method became the basis for modern identification technology & software, this too proves the IDs made far beyond reasonable doubt.
ReplyDeleteThere is a conflict in that the Church claims that relics taken by the Whites out of the country are in fact those of the family, (held in a chapel in Belgium, if memory serves) has 2 problems. Firstly the lack of technology to ID the remains properly, at the time; And the refusal to subject said remains to testing.
I read that said the identity was calculated to within 99% certainty that it was the Romanovs.
ReplyDeleteAnother debate was going about Anna Anderson. I heard that a DNA test was used in that case too, but proved she wasn't a Romanov. After that, her supporters were very upset and suspected that the test was done incorrectly and other errors were made. Those people sure were determined.
please check these links:
ReplyDeletehttp://newsinfo.inquirer.net/192775/grandmamas-mystery-identity-the-quest-goes-on
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/192351/filipinos-grandmamma-could-be-russias-anastasia
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Those links are very interesting. I enjoyed reading those.
ReplyDeleteThe web page at the above link (http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=8264) states that the second burial site is "...70 kilometers south of the first grave". That is wrong. It is about 70 metres.
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