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New Tests Verify Bones as Those of Last Russian Tsar

Bones Confirmed as Those of
Murdered Russian Tsar

Jul 16, 2018 3:47 PM CDT

Bones Confirmed as Those of Murdered Russian Tsar

The Bolsheviks murdered Nicholas II and his family in 1918

(Newser) - After years of uncertainty, new DNA tests have authenticated bones unearthed decades ago as those of the last Russian tsar and his family. Per Phys.org , the analysis ordered by the Russian Orthodox Church could eventually mean the remains of Nicholas II and his family will finally be given their...

Putin Bashes
'Delirious' Soviet
Founder Lenin

Jan 25, 2016 12:53 PM CST

Putin Bashes 'Delirious' Soviet Founder Lenin

Says Lenin placed 'time bomb' under Russian state

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday criticized Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, accusing him of placing a "time bomb" under the state and sharply denouncing brutal repressions by the Bolshevik government. The harsh criticism of Lenin, who's still revered by communists and many others in Russia, is unusual (though...

Royal Burials May
End Romanov Saga

Mar 11, 2009 7:27 AM CDT

Royal Burials May End Romanov Saga

Russian royalists hope DNA evidence will persuade church to honor Romanovs

(Newser) - The family of Russia's last czar may be reunited in a royal tomb nearly a century after being shot and killed by the Bolsheviks, the Los Angeles Times reports. DNA evidence has proven beyond any doubt that remains found in 2007 buried near Nicholas II and the rest of his...

Missing Romanovs Identified

Apr 30, 2008 5:50 PM CDT

Missing Romanovs Identified

DNA tests confirm that bones are those of children murdered with Russia's last tsar

(Newser) - DNA tests have confirmed that remains discovered last year in Russia are the remains of two children of Tsar Nicholas II, the BBC reports. Though most of the tsar’s family, executed during the Bolshevik revolution, was found in 1991, two children—Alexei and Maria—were thought missing, fueling widespread...

Young Stalin Follows His
Rise From
Street Thug

Oct 27, 2007 9:02 AM CDT

Young Stalin Follows His Rise From Street Thug

Seminary dropout used 160 aliases as criminal

(Newser) - Drawing on previously classified material, Simon Sebag Montefiore's new biography, Young Stalin, follows the despot through his formative years, from Georgian street tough to the Bolshevik revolution. In a "morbidly fascinating" account, he describes how the young Josef Djugashvili dropped out of a seminary, assumed 160 aliases, robbed stagecoaches,...

Remains of Russian Royals Found

Aug 24, 2007 3:12 PM CDT

Remains of Russian Royals Found

Archaeologists to assist in probe of royal family's deaths

(Newser) - Russian archaeologists say they’ve unearthed remains belonging to two children of Nicholas II, the Russian czar executed along with the rest of his family almost 90 years ago. The discovery of Alexei and Maria Romanov may help prove the authenticity of remains found in 1991 that are believed to...