Olga Nikolaevna of Russia Archives - History of Royal Women

Olga Nikolaevna – The first-born daughter

Thursday, 15 November 2018, 7:00 Brittani Barger 2

Born on 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1895 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Olga Nikolaevna or Ольга Николаевна in Russian was the eldest child of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of Russia; Nicholas was the last Tsar of Russia as he was forced to abdicate when the Bolsheviks came to power. Olga was born in Alexander Palace [read more]

Investigative Committee confirms remains found near Yekaterinburg belong to the Imperial Family

Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 13:51 Moniek Bloks 0

Russian Investigate Committee official Svetlana Petrenko confirmed that the remains found in Yekaterinburg in 1991 and 2007 are those of the Imperial Family, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their four daughters and their son. “Comprehensive commission molecular and genetic tests have now confirmed that the remains belong to former Emperor Nicholas II, his family [read more]

The Romanovs – 17 July 1918

Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 3:00 Brittani Barger 1

The saga of the Romanov family in Russia came to an end on 17 July 1918 when they were brutally murdered at the hands of the Bolsheviks. The family was being held at Ipatiev House, also called “The House of Special Purpose.” That purpose, of course, was the murder of the Tsar and his family. [read more]

Experts confirmed authenticity of ‘Yekaterinburg remains’ in meeting with patriarch in June

Thursday, 13 July 2017, 6:30 Moniek Bloks 0

Interfax is reporting that experts have confirmed the authenticity of the “Yekaterinburg remains” to members of the Romanov family. Ivan Artsishevsky, an official representative of the Romanov Family Association informed Interfax. “Progress has been made on this issue. There was a meeting with the Patriarch [Kirill of Moscow and All Russia] in June, where all [read more]

First results of investigation into “Yekaterinburg remains” made public

Monday, 3 July 2017, 16:32 Moniek Bloks 0

The forensic tests being performed in the case of the “Yekaterinburg remains” have revealed indirect evidence that the remains are indeed those of Nicholas II and his family. In an interview posted on Pravoslavie.ru criminalist Vyacheslav Popov said, “We have found traces of a sword blow to the head [presumably of Nicholas II].” The criminalist was [read more]

Results of “Yekaterinburg remains” DNA-testing once again delayed

Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 17:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Although it had previously been announced that the results of the DNA-tests currently being conducted on the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or the remains of Emperor Nicholas II, Alexandra Feodorovna and their five children, would be announced in the second quarter of 2017, they have been delayed until November 2017 without an obvious reason. A meeting has [read more]