Captain Peter Sarandinaki of SEARCH
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BA: This past summer you conducted new surveys in Yekaterinburg, could you tell us who participated and what you hoped to accomplish?
PS: This past summer Dr. Sergey Nikitin, Vladimir Konstantinov, (one of Russia's foremost Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) specialists) myself and others conducted surveys near Ekaterinburg. We hoped to find the remains of the Tsarevich Alexis and those of one of his sisters, either Maria or Anastasia
BA: Where there any surprises in your findings?
PS: We used heavy equipment to bring part of the Koptiaki Road level and down to 1918 times. Afterwards, Konstantinov used his GPR to look for anomalies. We found many anomalies, or areas where the ground was disturbed, and opened each one. However, this time we had no surprises. We plan to continue next summer.
BA: Since the discovery of the remains of the Imperial family human activity has transformed the sites, How has this changed your work or made results more difficult to obtain?
PS: The digging that was done in the Pig's Meadow by others did disturbed the search site. We had to re-do their work because each hole that they dug became an anomaly for us. Other then that, this site remains unchanged.
The Four Brothers Mine Area is no longer accessible for scientific work as the Russian Orthodox Church has taken it over and has built a monastery with six beautiful log churches. To date, the Orthodox Church in Russian and Abroad do not accept those remains found by Avdonin as those of the Romanovs. Sad, but true.
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BA: What has been the greatest challenge in conducting your scientific work?
PS: Prior to our 1998 and 1999 digs, the greatest challenge was raising funds to get the American scientists to Russia.
The greatest challenge now is getting the Churches to accept the found remains as the remains of the Romanovs and their faithful servants.
BA: Will you been returning this next summer for another survey and what do you hope to accomplish?
PS: Yes, I will be returning to Ekaterinburg next summer in order to resume our search. It is very important to resolve this case. There still is too much controversy from various groups in Russia, as well as in the U.S. We need to find the last two set of remains so that the Romanov family can rest in peace, together, and close this sad chapter in Russia's history.
BA: How is Dr. Avdonin, the finder of the remains?
PS: Dr. Avdonin had a stroke after our February 1998 trip. He improved, but suffered an even stronger stroke in 2003. Remarkably, he has managed to regain his speech and subsequently has written a book.
BA: How can people help in your work and the work of your organization?
PS: Bob, perhaps you can advise me how to start a web site for SEARCH, as I have much documentation, photographs, etc. that I believe would be of interest to the public. SEARCH is not yet a non-profit foundation as I do not have the initial start-up investment necessary. I have been funding my own travel to Russia each year, and my goal is to have SEARCH become a viable non-profit organization that could underwrite a team of scientists and enthusiasts to continue the work. However, since I was never a good fund raiser I am still at the elemental stage concerning SEARCH. Any suggestions you may have on this regard would be more than welcomed!
In closing, may I mention that the Obretenye foundation needs money to build a Chapel on the Pig's Meadow site. People can send checks made out to the Obretenye Foundation
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Capt. Peter Sarandinaki
49 Lakeshore Drive
Oakland, NJ 07436
I hope that I answered your questions well enough.
With very best regards to all.
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Our most heartfelt thanks to Captain Sarandinaki for taking his valuable time to grant this interview. We hope everyone enjoys it.
Belochka:
Thank you all for this most illuminating interview.
In appreciation,
Belochka :D
moonlight_tsarina:
Thank you so much for your participation in the interview Captain Sarandinaki, it was very helpful! :D
And to F.A, good job on the questions! ;)
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