by IoannesFrobenius, froebelgalleries, ©2026
(Feb. 10, 2026) — As recently as seven years ago articles were published in Russia about the unresolved nature of the investigation into the fate of Tsar Nicholas II and his family supposedly murdered July 17, 1918 in Ekaterinburg. Caveat lector! Hasn’t the case long been resolved with the uncovering of bones, DNA tests, testimony in dusty Soviet archives, the pronouncements of the Russian Orthodox Church, and any number of “mavens” of Romanov and Russian history? Why is anyone still talking about the fate of the family so well known around the world? Because the case is still “fresh” and the investigation, perhaps not publicized or acknowledged officially, is still ongoing.
There are U.S. based historians who agree that all is not as reported as far as the fate of the Romanovs. This author also insists that Anastasia Nicholaevna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, seems to have survived into her mid-nineties leaving behind a philanthropic legacy vibrant and beneficial. Russian historian, Nikolai Sapelkin has stated on DEN TV that there have been many inaccuracies about the supposed assassination of the imperial family.
His insightful observations underline the fact that the basement room of the Ipatiev House (House of Special Purposes), immortalized in any number of documentaries and cinematic depictions which present it as the “death room,” was too small for any “firing squad” to have finished the gruesome task of “unaliving” the Romanovs. Is it any surprise that the house and the basement have been leveled so that that fact is no longer visible? While no one can longer visit the site, the architectural measurements are extant; 20 square meters and 1.75 meters high. Grandmother might have been able to store her canned peaches and plums there, while the Cheka forces that night would not have been able to mount a death squad event. Other investigators who arrived soon after the assassination only found a stain “resembling blood,” not even analyzed as authentic blood, which seems counterintuitive if 12 people had been shot, stabbed with bayonets and otherwise abused. Three bullets were found in the walls. Enough to maintain that shot had been fired and establish plausible deniability?
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