What Happened To The Bodies Of The Romanov Family?
ByMina Nakatani
The story of the Romanov family is one that is filled with alluring mysteries. But what else could really be expected, considering the last members of the Russian royal family were central figures in one of the country's most turbulent periods of history?
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But let's start this story from the beginning. The Romanovs were the longtime royal family of Russia, with a lineage that dates all the way back to The family had its fair share of famous and effective rulers, but as the 20th century approached, their standing began to dip, and it did so rather sharply. Tsar Alexander III left the country in a pretty unstable state when he died, having embraced a pretty repressive ruling style; unsurprisingly, the Russian people weren't exactly happy. His son, Nicholas II, was then left to deal with a country that was spiraling out of control, with people both angry about the past and incensed about the present.
The situation was ripe for revolution, and revolution did indeed arrive, once in and twice in , alone. By the time the dust settled in , the radical Bolshevik party
Ipatiev House: The basement where the Romanovs were killed
The tragic demise of the Romanov family at Ipatiev House, Russia’s last royal family, has haunted historians and enthusiasts alike for over a century.
This story, marked by the brutal execution of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, their five children, and four loyal attendants, came to its gruesome end in the basement of a seemingly unremarkable mansion: Ipatiev House.
Located in the city of Yekaterinburg, this house witnessed one of the most significant and heartbreaking episodes in Russian history. The events that transpired there symbolized the definitive end of the Russian Empire and the rise of Soviet rule.
Key takeaways about Ipatiev House
- The Romanov execution ended the Russian monarchy, marking the collapse of the imperial era and rise of Soviet rule.
- Ipatiev House became infamous as the site of the Romanovs&#; brutal death in
- Efforts to hide the crime failed, with the Romanovs&#; remains discovered decades later.
- Ipatiev House’s legacy lives on, now commemorated by a church at the site of the tragedy.
Historical background: The decline of the Romanovs
By the time the Romanov fami
Ekaterinburg&#;s Grisly Centenary: The Final Fate of the Romanovs
Ekaterinburg
Kolchak’s steady march west worried the Bolsheviks, who planned a very public show trial of the former Tsar in Moscow as justification for the Revolution. In the early spring of , they dispatched an armed detachment under the command of V.V. Yakovlev to Tobolsk to bring the Romanovs to Moscow. They arrived to find Tsarevich Alexei in the throes of a severe hemorrhage and unable to travel. The family separated: Nicholas, Alexandra, and Grand Duchess Maria accompanied Yakovlev, while Olga, Tatiana, and Anastasia, their tutors and servants remained behind to nurse Alexei.
Yakovlev did his best to bypass Ekaterinburg, where loyalty to the Bolsheviks and fervor for the revolution had found loyal supporters amongst the miners and metal factory workers. Yakovlev knew that the Ekaterinburg Ural Regional Soviet was desperate to get its hands on the imperial prisoners. His fears were well founded when his party was overcome by troops who took the family into custody.
Nicholas, Alexandra, and Maria were brought to the home of N. Ipatiev, a prosperous Ekaterinburg merchant where a large fence had been erec
On 17 July , eighty years to the day after their murder in the cellar of the Ipatiev House at Ekaterinburg, the earthly remains of Emperor Nicholas II, his family, Dr Botkin and the three faithful servants were finally laid to rest in St Petersburg´s Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral. Over fifty members of the Romanov Family and their close relatives traveled to Russia from all corners of the world, from Australia, North and South America and Europe. President Yeltsin announced his presence at the ceremonies as well as many ambassadors, politicians and prominent personalities. From Britain, Prince Michael of Kent and from Germany members of the Oldenburg dynasty, both closely related to the Romanovs.
St Catherine Chapel, St Peter and Paul Cathedral
St Petersburg, 17 July
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MEMBERS OF THE ROMANOV FAMILY, THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES AND RELATIVES OF OTHER EKATERINBURG VICTIMS, PRESENT AT THE 17 JULY CEREMONY:
1. Xenia Andreevna.
2. Michael Andreevich and wife Giulia.
3. Nicholas Romanovich and wife Sveva.
4. Andrew Andreevich sen. and wife Ines.
5. Nikita Nikitich and wife Janet.
6. Dimitri Romanovich and wife Dorrit
7. Paul Dimi
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