ekaterinburg – Page 2 – The Romanov Family

November 30, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY REMAINS UPDATE: SAMPLES FROM ALEXANDER III NOW IN POSSESSION OF SCIENTISTS

Tsar Alexander III, Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolevna, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich

Genetic samples from the remains of Tsar Alexander III have been transferred to several laboratories for comparison with the remains of his son Nicholas II.

The remains of two younger children of the last Russian Tsar, Grand Duchess Maria and Tsarevich Alexei, will be buried at the beginning of next year – according to the director of the Russian State Archives Sergei Mironenko.

November 30, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: STREET WHERE THEY WERE MURDERED IN EKATERINBURG WILL BE RENAMED

Ipatiev house or "House of Special Purpose" - the last residence of the Romanov family. — Ipatiev house or “House of Special Purpose” – the last residence of the Romanov family.

Members of the committee of the Ekaterinburg street naming decided to rename the street to Tsarskaya. On this street once stood the house of engineer Ipatiev once stood – where the entire Russian imperial family and their servants had been murdered in 1918. On the same spot the Cathedral on the Spilled Blood had been erected at the turn of the 21st century. The new street name is a tribute to the murdered Romanov family, according to participants of the meeting. The decision to rename the entire street or only a segment of it will be based on a survey of local citizens.

November 25, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: “LITTLE [TURKEY] FARM IN TOBOLSK”

DID YOU KNOW that the Romanov family had a little farm in Tobolsk, complete with farm animals – including turkeys. I thought this would be an appropriate blog post today.

Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei feeding turkeys in Tobolsk

November 18, 2015Helen Azar 4 Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: TSAREVICH ALEXEI’S LOYAL SAILOR

This story is dedicated to the most loyal, but too often forgotten, servant of the Romanov family: Klementy Grigorievich Nagorny.

Sailor Klementy Nagorny with Tsarevich Aelxei — Sailor Klementy Nagorny with Tsarevich Alexei

Klementy Grigorievich Nagorny, the last Dyad’ka (“Uncle”, or sailor nanny) caretaker of Tsarevich Alexei, was born in 1887 in the Village of Pustovarovka, to a peasant family. Nagorny became a sailor on the Imperial Yacht “The Standart”, and eventually was appointed as assistant caretaker of Tsarevich Alexei, to the Boatswain A.E. Derevenko. Read more ROMANOV FAMILY: TSAREVICH ALEXEI’S LOYAL SAILOR

November 12, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY REMAINS AUTHENTICATED: CHURCH WANTS MORE TESTS

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation issued a statement today that the re-examination study confirmed the authenticity of the remains of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. However, the Russian Orthodox Church is still not ready to make a final conclusion on the question of the authenticity of the remains of the Romanov family.

November 6, 2015Helen Azar No Comments

ROMANOV FAMILY: “HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE” – THE IPATIEV HOUSE IN EKATERINBURG

In spring of 1918, the Romanov family was moved to Ekaterinburg, a city in Russia’s Urals. There they were held captive in a house which belonged to engineer Ipatiev, where they would ultimately be killed.

The words “Ipatiev house” have since become associated with the murder of the Russian imperial family.

Below are the descriptions of the house from the letters of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, as well as photographs and rare contemporary video footage of the last residence of the Romanov family.