dna of the romanovs – The Romanov Family

October 16, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

CHAMPION OF ROMANOV FAMILY: RIP GELI RYABOV

Geli Ryabov published a book called "How It Happened. The Romanovs: Hiding of bodies, search, aftermath. — Geli Ryabov published a book called “How It Happened. The Romanovs: Hiding of bodies, search, aftermath.”

Geli Trofimovich Ryabov passed away today – October 16, 2015 – on the 84th year of life. Film director, screenwriter, acclaimed author whose work I often referenced for my own books.

Born in 1932 in an ordinary family, he graduated from Moscow Institute of Law in 1954, then worked as an investigator, and later as Assistant to Minister of Internal Affairs. But in his mind, his biggest achievement was taking part in the discovery of the remains of the Romanov family. Read more CHAMPION OF ROMANOV FAMILY: RIP GELI RYABOV

August 17, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

Romanov Family Mystery Solved:

Grand Duchesses Maria and Anastasia and Tsesarevich Alexei.

For those of you who would like to read the original paper on the identification of two Romanov children, please click on the “Romanov Mystery Solved” link below. We will probably never know for sure if the remains of the missing girl discovered with Tsesarevich Alexei’s remains are those of Grand Duchess Maria or Grand Duchess Anastasia, as the “little pair” were too close in age and the investigators have no confirmed DNA sample to compare. But the most important thing is that the entire Romanov family is now accounted for. Let’s hope the two children will be buried with the rest of the family soon!

The Identification of the Two Missing Romanov Children Using DNA Analysis: Romanov Family Mystery Solved