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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Alexei Romanov

Alexei Romanov stories: 3 news summaries

 Royal Burials May 
 End Romanov Saga 

Russian royalists hope DNA evidence will persuade church to honor Romanovs

Mar 11, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Russia • Bolshevik Revolution • Romanov • Alexei Romanov • Maria Romanov • Czar Nicholas II • Russian Orthodox Church

 Missing Romanovs Identified 

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

Apr 30, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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mystery • Nicholas II • Bolshevik Revolution • Romanov • Alexei Romanov • Maria Romanov • Czar Nicholas II

Remains of Russian Royals Found

Archaeologists to assist in probe of royal family's deaths

Aug 24, 07 3:12 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Russia • communism • archaeology • DNA • St. Petersburg • Nicholas II • Alexandra Fyodorovna • Bolshevik Revolution • Romanov • czar • Alexei Romanov • Maria Romanov • discovery

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