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Alexander Nikolayevich Avdonin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Авдонин; born 10 June 1932 [1]) is a Russian who was the first known person, in 1979, to begin exhuming the grave of the seven murdered Romanovs and four members of their household.
Various Romanov impostors claimed to be members of the Romanov family, which drew media attention away from activities of Soviet Russia. [9] In 1979, amateur sleuth Alexander Avdonin discovered the burial site. [13] The Soviet Union did not acknowledge the existence of these remains publicly until 1989 during the glasnost period. [14]
The House of Romanov [b] (also transliterated as Romanoff; Russian: Рома́новы, romanized: Romanovy, IPA: [rɐˈmanəvɨ]) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917.
Gravemarkers of the Romanov family members. The first interment was that of Tsarina Praskovia Saltykova, the wife of Tsar Ivan V, on 24 October 1723. [1] On Peter's orders the remains of his sister, Natalya Alexeyevna, and his infant son Peter Petrovich, who had originally been buried in the monastery's Lazarevsky Church, were transferred to the burial vault. [1]
Though they died over a century ago, the burial of the Romanovs remains a controversy. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health ...
The Grand Ducal Burial Vault (Russian: Великокняжеская усыпальница) is the purpose-built mausoleum of the Grand Dukes and Duchesses of Russia in the Peter and Paul Fortress. The Neo-Baroque domed structure is frequently mistaken for a part of the Peter and Paul Cathedral due to architectural similarities.
Michael I (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Романов, romanized: Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov; 22 July [O.S. 12 July] 1596 – 23 July [O.S. 13 July] 1645) was Tsar of all Russia from 1613 until his death in 1645. He was elected by the Zemsky Sobor and was the first tsar of the House of Romanov, which succeeded the House of Rurik.