This past Friday Russia has announced plans to finally bury the two children of Tsar Nicholas II, Alexie and Maria, with their family in St. Petersburg. According to a government spokesman the plan has yet to receive final approval. “A high-level government task force put forward a proposal for the burial to take place in Russia’s former imperial capital on October 18.” There are some reservations from the Russian Orthodox Church because some doubts that the remains were accurately identified. The Church stated that it would like more testing done on the remains of Alexie and Maria that were discovered in 2007. Russia would like the dispute over the remains solved as soon as possible so that they can proceed with the burial plans.
See Russia announces plan to bury last Tsar’s heir and daughter, The Citizen, September 11, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
