St. Petersburg, November 27, 2015, 16:26 – REGNUM After opening the tomb of Alexander III in the Peter and Paul Cathedral of St. Petersburg produced samples of the remains for comparison with the remains of Emperor Nicholas II and his family. This was announced today, November 27, the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Kirillov, reports IA REGNUM .
Recall Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, experts uncovered the tomb of Emperor Alexander III in the framework of the investigation into the death of the Romanov family. He told the head of the State Archive Sergey Mironenko Russia.
Vice-Governor Vladimir Kirillov said that work on the exhumation of the remains of Emperor Alexander III carried out by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the presence of representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Russian Orthodox Church and experts.
The official said that after the opening of the tomb after careful study of archival materials and burial places highly qualified specialists have made the dismantling of tombstones and inspected the construction and brick arch and stone crypt.
3 November 2015 was conducted a visual inspection of the tomb, was recorded as a result of the shift cover and chipped at the corners of tombstones. “After removing the cover of tombstones were discovered traces of a possible opening, which could be an indication that the tombstone was subjected to the bulkhead after 1894. After removing the massive bream covering the brick arch vault produced survey showed that brick arch is not damaged. Thus, fears of a showdown tomb during the Soviet years were not confirmed, “- said Vladimir Kirillov.
According to him, in the framework of investigation was carried out sampling remains for comparison with the remains of Emperor Nicholas II.
The representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church hopes that the examination of the remains will allow finally understand what happened in 1918 with members of the royal family. “I hope that undertaken by the newly detailed examination, which will include genetic, anthropological and historical examination in the end raise the veil of secrecy, what were really the tragic pages of history, which will soon be 100 years old – told reporters the bishop Egoryevsky Tikhon (Shevkunov). – Genetic material is now withdrawn and will be transferred to a number of laboratories. I hope that after a few months we will have the important materials and they go to study specialists ».
Implementation of the burial of the remains of Crown Prince Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria will be held after the completion of all investigative actions on the case of the death of the Romanov family.
According to Vladimir Kirillov, of public funds for the autopsy and the restoration has not yet been spent, and not planned – spent funds from sponsors.
As the head of the State Archive of Russia Sergey Mironenko, samples of the remains of Russian Emperor soon to be delivered to Moscow for genetic research.
As reported IA REGNUM , the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation earlier resumed the criminal investigation of the death of members of the Romanov dynasty. This initiative was made of the ROC. Previously, experts have carried out the examination of the remains of Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna. In addition, blood samples of Emperor Alexander II, who died in the terrorist attack in 1881, which are on his uniform in the Hermitage collection.
As emphasized by the representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, the agency attracted research scientists, geneticists from around the world who use the most advanced technology and equipment, which “ensures that we receive the most objective result».
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