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Murder of the Imperial Family - Final DNA report on the Romanov Remains

Final DNA report and analysis of the Ekaterinburg Remains Proving they are the Imperial Family

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0004838

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WMF Report
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Murder of the Imperial Family
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Mosaic of Constantine XI and Zoe in Hagia Sophia

Here's a page dedicated to the famous mosaic of the beautiful Zoe the Porphyrogenita and her third husband Constanine the money bags form the upper gallery.

Russian Painter - Mikhail Vasilievich Nesterov

Nesterov was one of Empress Alexandra's favorite painters, his picture of the Annuciation hung in the Mauve Room.  He worked for Grand Duchess Elizabeth in her Martha and Mary convent in Moscow.  Here's a bio.

Charles Cameron - Imperial Architect
Memories of Aleksei Volkov
Lost Splendor by Felix Yussupov