AUGUST 27, 2007
Remains believed to be those of Maria and Alexei are located in shallow graves not far from the other burial site.
APRIL 30, 2008
The Russian government announces that DNA testing has confirmed the identities of Alexei and Maria. On the same day, to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the executions, more than 30,000 Russians visit the mine where the Romanovs were buried.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SAM EASTLAND lives in the United States and Great Britain. He is at work on the second Pekkala novel, which Bantam will publish in 2011.
