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The Imperial Russian family was killed by Bolsheviks on July 17, 1918. Alexei soon died, but the loyalists brought Anastasia to ataman Alexander Dutov, a monarchist. Dutov could not take Anastasia with him when he retreated to Siberia because of her weakened physical condition.
Instead, Ionov claims Anastasia was turned over to Ksenia Karetnikova, the wife of the People"s Commisar Semen Budenny.
Ionov claims that Anastasia was murdered in August 1936 and her death covered up as a suicide caused by post-partum depression. Ionov claims that he is the rightful crown prince.
He also requested that their deoxyribonucleic acid be compared against that of the remains of the Tsar"s family found at Ekaterinburg. This request has also gone unanswered.
In 2007, the remains of Grand Duchess Anastasia and Tsarevich Alexei were discovered and identified by deoxyribonucleic acid testing disproving his story.
