Claimants of Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich

[TimM]

I've been going through this "survivors" area and some of them just crack me up.  There was one lady here a while ago who claimed she was the great-granddaughter of Nicholas II, through his illegitimate son, George (chortle, snicker).

Then there was Gleb Botkin's son-in-law, Richard Schweitzer, who apparently STILL claims AA was Anastasia, depsite the DNA results.  He was one of those that believed some sinister cabal switched the tissue samples to corrupt the results.  When Rob called him out on this, of course, he wouldn't answer, of course.

As I have repeatedly said, the Flat Earth Society is alive and well.

[Robert_Hall]

So true, Tim. I have one here who is trying to sell HIS story- a  son of a  son of..... someone, I get lost which one he claims be.  And another in London who is claiming to be the long lost descendent of Alexandra fomr her German lover ! Put that in you pie and smoke it.
He really belongs in the booby hatch if anyone does.
 I hear from him now and then, but do not take him seriously in the least.

[Jen_94]

Those stories of illegitimate grandchildren, great grandchildren, children of OTMAA, even that "fifth daughter" claimant are just ridiculous, every single one I've seen.

Tim, on the forum? I think I remember browsing through the old threads and seeing something along the lines of that, just ridculous!

[Robert_Hall]

Yes, TimM. he is good at writing fiction, but he is honest about it, not trying to fool anyone.

[TimM]

Tim, on the forum?

Yeah, I'm the same Tim.  When I joined this board in 2010, the name "Tim" was already taken, so I added the "M" (the first initial of my last name).

[Jen_94]

Ahhhh I know, I was asking about the claimant of the one that claimed she was the illegitimate great-grandaughter of NII

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

Some other "dark Alexeis" from the Russian list:

1) Leonid V. Knyazev His daughter still continues to defend his claim its interests.

2) Francesco Fedele - younger brother Konchetta Fedele - "Olga" and Josephine Fedele - "Anastasia".  Recognition of his "rightful" as  "heir" continued with his children. "The resemblance to extant photographs clearly eliminates any doubt." The flight was carried out, as can be seen from quite dark hints contained on the website of the family Fedele, by secret agreements with Germany, apparently, as one of the "secret sections" of the Brest Peace . Later he lived with his sisters in Argentina.

3) Nicholas Nikolaevich Dalsky - according to this, the  nephew of the Tsar's cook  took him out of the Ipatiev house with the consent of Yurovsky . After saving the boy, he was sent to Suzdal and placed in foster family. His son Nicholas,  recently passed away.  He said that he was  "miraculously cured of hemophilia," and became an officer in the Red Army. -Weird indeed!-

I would like to know something else about the next:

4) Mark Polsrest

5) Sakubey Ivan Chamell

6) Andrew Giovanni Romanov

7) Alex Kutsyatoy-Dzhizubionsky

8 ) Marsester Ursuboy

[TimM]

There was some guy here in Canada, out in B.C., who also claimed he was Alexei.  He died in the late 1970's.

[Alixz]

Wasn't that Heino Tammet?

[Jen_94]

Yes, I believe that was Heino Tammet.

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

There was some guy here in Canada, out in B.C., who also claimed he was Alexei.  He died in the late 1970's.

Yes, must be H. Tammet, I don't remember any other else who lived in Canada, he died at 1977.

[aleksandr pavlovich]

There was some guy here in Canada, out in B.C., who also claimed he was Alexei.  He died in the late 1970's.

Yes, must be H. Tammet, I don't remember any other else who lived in Canada, he died at 1977.

  If I remember correctly, Mr. Tammet has had a rather ardent individual who has been earlier on the Forum espousing his cause.  At one point supposedly a tooth from Mr. Tammet was submitted for laboratory analysis, but I think the results were never made public (if indeed the test WAS ever performed).  
  IMO, as science refines its investigatory procedures, more and more of these pretenders will fall by the wayside. Already this seems to have become the case/s. I believe that Eugenia Smith (aka "Anastasia N.") was offered DNA testing, but refused.  I also have not seen/know of the results of the testing of the children of the touted "Alexei N.," a certain Mr. Vasili Filatov, but I rather suspect that no link with the Emperor Nicholas II will be demonstrated.  
  I would be interested in seeing/reading authorative lab reports/ profile conclusions on the tooth of Mr. Tammet and the specimens submitted by the children of Mr. Filatov. Personally, beyond these points, I have virtually no interest.                          Regards,  AP.

[Forum Admin]

Yes it was Heinno Taimmet.  There was a self proclaimed "journalist" who was triumphing his case and demanding that Alexei really didn't have haemophilia!.  The tooth was never submitted for DNA analysis because the journalist refused to pay for it and nobody else cared enough to bother.  For some odd reason, Mr. Journalist has crawled back into his cave and never came back after the last set of remains were tested and the genetic marker for Haemophilia was in fact found.

Go figure.

[aleksandr pavlovich]

Yes it was Heinno Taimmet.  There was a self proclaimed "journalist" who was triumphing his case and demanding that Alexei really didn't have haemophilia!.  The tooth was never submitted for DNA analysis because the journalist refused to pay for it and nobody else cared enough to bother.  For some odd reason, Mr. Journalist has crawled back into his cave and never came back after the last set of remains were tested and the genetic marker for Haemophilia was in fact found.

Go figure.

 Yes, thank you, Rob.  I thought I had remembered the rather vociferous stand that the "journalist" had earlier taken in a series of posts. I don't know if he has ever visited Russia, but perhaps he should personally visit the chapel at SS. Peter and Paul (when the other two groupings of remains are interred) and maybe experience a panic/hysterical conversion reaction as to the reality of the Family's death/s as one member apparently had there re the first burial.  THAT should be enough of a visual/environmental shock to put things in perspective.  IMO,one can only "passionately" rationalize just so much before meeting stark reality face-to-face.  
  Thanks also for the update on the Tammet "tooth episode."  Hopefully we will receive an authorative results statement source on the Filatov case.                                                                                                     Best regards,   AP.

[LisaDavidson]

I have known John Kendrick for many years. He is a journalist for a certainty. He has posted here on and off for many years. I would request the courtesy he frequently shows others be extended to him on this Forum.