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Thousands of Russian religious pilgrims marched in the Ural city of Yekaterinburg on the occasion of the centenary of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.
The last Russian tsar, his wife and five children were executed by Bolshevik soldiers in Yekaterinburg 18 months after the abdication of the throne by Nicholas during the 1917 revolution.
The centenary parade began on July 16 from the church of Yekaterinburg on the blood, built on the place of executions
. The march, which was led by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, was completed in the early hours of July 17, at the place where the bodies of the tsar and his family had been abandoned about 21 kilometers away.
also ran a religious service on July 17 where the bodies of the Russian royal family had been scrapped. Similar prayer services were held on July 17 in Moscow and in other Russian cities.
PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands of protesters have commemorated the murder of the Russian royal family by Bolshevik revolutionaries (CLICK TO VIEW).
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The centenary of the murder of the tsars
The centenary celebrations of the mbadacres occur a few hours after the Russian investigators announced that new genetic tests on the bones of the last Russian tsar and his family confirmed their authenticity.
Russia's Investigative Committee, which is investigating serious crimes, announced on July 16 that tests ordered by the Russian Orthodox Church "confirmed that the remains found belonged to the former emperor Nicholas II, to members of his family and members of their entourage ".
The body of the father of Nicholas, Alexander III, had been exhumed to prove "that they were father and son".
The findings could be a step towards the Russian Orthodox Church finally recognizing bones and burying them with full rites. 19659002] PICTURE GALLERY: Before the Murder: Rare Photographs of the Last Royal Family of Russia (CLICK TO SEE)
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Before the murders: rare photographs of the last royal family of Russia
The church, meanwhile, praised the investigation and said that she would consider the results.
The Russian Orthodox Church in 2000 canonized Nicholas, Tsarina Aleksandra, and their five children – Crown Prince Aleksei and the great princesses Olga, Tatyana, Maria and Anastasia
Every year since then, a procession in The honor of the royal family was held in Yekaterinburg on July 17th.
A majority of Russians consider themselves orthodox Christians, but investigations show that only a small fraction frequents the church regularly
According to reports from Reuters, AP, AFP and Interfax
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