Ipatiev house miscellany.
1. The last known photograph of any living member of the Imperial Family. Seen are Alexei and his older sister, Olga. The photo was taken aboard the steamer Rus (below) on the way from Tolbosk to Ekaterinburg.
2. Alexander Avdonin, who along with Geli Ryabov found the mass grave at Pig's Meadow in 1979.
3. Geli Ryabov.
4. Avdonin and others at the site. Just behind them is the exact spot where the remains of Alexei and Marie were found in 2007.
5. Ganin's Pit at the Four Brothers Mine.
6., 7., 8. Memorabilia from the 1956 movie with Helen Hayes as the Dowager Empress Marie, Yul Brynner as the fictional General Bounine, and Ingrid Bergman as Anastasia.
2. Alexander Avdonin, who along with Geli Ryabov found the mass grave at Pig's Meadow in 1979.
3. Geli Ryabov.
4. Avdonin and others at the site. Just behind them is the exact spot where the remains of Alexei and Marie were found in 2007.
5. Ganin's Pit at the Four Brothers Mine.
6., 7., 8. Memorabilia from the 1956 movie with Helen Hayes as the Dowager Empress Marie, Yul Brynner as the fictional General Bounine, and Ingrid Bergman as Anastasia.
Below left, Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, lady-in-waiting to Alexandra, whom she betrayed by giving the Bolsheviks information about the jewelry that the Imperial Family brought with them to Ekaterinburg. Some of that jewelry was to play an important part in the actual regicide. Below right, a view of the house looking southwest towards Vosnesensky Lane.
Below left, the steamer Rus. In all probability, this photo was taken either at Tobolsk or Tyumen. Below right, Pyotir Voikov, Ural Regional Commisar for Supplies. He procured both the sulfuric acid and the gasoline that was intended to completely destroy the remains of the victims. That particular effort did not work, as was determined when the mass grave was formally opened in 1991.
