Russian says remains of last Tsar's son identified
Russia said on Wednesday that charred
remains found in a pit belonged to Tsar Nicholas II's only son and his
daughter, exactly 90 years after the Bolsheviks shocked the world by
murdering the last Tsar.
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Moscow's confirmation that the remains included those of Tsar Nicholas's 13-year-old heir, Prince Alexei, came as hundreds of Russians flocked to a church built on the site where the family was gunned down by Bolshevik executioners.
Nicholas II, lampooned by the Soviets as a failure, is considered by many Russians today as a martyr and presented as a symbol of the imperial glory which many now seek to recapture.