Nicholas II in the news

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Nicholas II in the news; Former Czar's family exonerated
Topic Started: Oct 16 2008, 05:31 AM (293 Views)
Verdun_Hadji	Oct 16 2008, 05:31 AM Post #1
Vize-Feldwebel Posts: 195 Group: Members Member #218 Joined: October 11, 2006	Russia's Supreme Court formally rehabilitated their last Czar Nicholas II and his family on October 1st in the latest act of reinterpreting history after the fall of communism. Last year the court ruled that since the family, who were victims of premeditated murder had never been officially accused of any crime they were not eligible for official rehabilitation. There may have been fears that exoneration would have led Romanov descendants to claim property lost ninety years ago. It is unclear what prompted the change, but Putin and Co. often use imperial history to encourage patriotism and have forged close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. The Romanov's were cannonized as saints by the Church in 2000. VerdunHadji
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Wuerttemberg82	Oct 26 2008, 09:43 AM Post #2
Unteroffizier Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #80 Joined: November 2, 2005	This is very interesting! I find it fascinating that we are still, in the 21st Century, living with the legacy of the First World War. I haven't kept up with this as much as I would have liked, do you know if they have finally identified all of the remains?
	[size=9]"Es gibt nichts, was es nicht gibt."[/size]


Verdun_Hadji	Oct 30 2008, 03:40 PM Post #3
Vize-Feldwebel Posts: 195 Group: Members Member #218 Joined: October 11, 2006	Weurttemberg82, I don't know about the remains. I found this in a newspaper article (Washington Times or Post), which I have unfortunately tossed. My post is the condensed version. The original had a lot more about the Putin government reaction and their motivations. And yes, that War still sends ripples through time and history that effect us today in many more ways than we realize. I don't think so, however, that might have warrented a serious story of its own. You could do a search though. I wouldn't doubt if there was "hidden" forensic evidence out there that some would consider too politically dangerous to release.
	[size=1] Ed ---------------------------------------------------- Edgar Macionga 3.K JR63[/size]


blueotter	Jun 19 2009, 07:08 PM Post #4
Musketier Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #366 Joined: September 19, 2007	Greetings! I was just browsing on the front page of the forum and saw the post about Nicholas II -- and got curious. I Googled "remains Romanov" and turned up these articles: http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/05/01/the_truth_of_the_bones/ http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/03/11/DNA-proves-remains-were-Romanov-children/UPI-23151236785426/ I've been fascinated with this subject since I saw the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra" (from the book by the same name, written by a man whose son has hemophilia), so any tidbits really make me prick up my ears! Here's a photo from a third article, just because: Attached to this post: romanovs.jpg (87.16 KB) Edited by blueotter, Jun 19 2009, 07:12 PM.
	(Carol) Rose Parker British Red Cross Nurse


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