Decision follows refusal by Russian Orthodox Church to recognise initial results,delaying process of reburying bodies in St PetersburgThe Russian Orthodox Church has demanded further testing of remains thought to belong to the son and daughter of Russia’s final emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, or disrupting the government’s plans to rebury them in St Petersburg next month.
A working group created by the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev in July proposed on Friday to bury crown prince Alexei Romanov and his sister,grand duchess Maria, with the remains of their family in the iconic Peter and Paul Cathedral on 18 October. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com