House of the Romanovs: exhumation of the remains help to establish their authenticity – BBC

23.09.2015, 22:14

The exhumation of the remains of members of the Romanov family, held Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, will help to establish the truth on the question of authenticity, reports RIA “Novosti» statement by the Director Office of the House of Romanov Alexander Zakatova.

«Russian Imperial House, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna welcomed the resumption of the criminal case, welcome the fact that the Church’s voice was heard. Further examination should be carried out within the framework of the criminal case, and the process should be open, transparent, with the participation of representatives of the church, with the possibility of carrying out an independent examination … Exhumation – it is a necessary part of the study. And we must understand that the remains disturbed for the sake of establishing the truth, “- said the Sunsets.

According to him, it is too early to talk about changing the position of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Imperial House, who still have not recognized the authenticity found in the vicinity of Yekaterinburg and buried in the Peter and Paul fortress remains.

The problem, according Zakatova, is insufficient evidence accessories remains of Nicholas II and his family.

Previous chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Interaction Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin said that the reopening of the case related to the Romanov children reburial of Nicholas II, found in 2007.