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Emperor Alexander I vs Fedor Kuzmitch - a mystery

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bluetoria:
On every family tree the date of Alexander I's death is 1825 but according to a book by Lord Longford, he:
"...visited Father [i.e. St.] Seraphim in 1825. It is an historical fact that Alexander soon afterwards vacated the throne and lived in Siberia until 1864 under the name of Staretz Fedor Kuzmitch."

Could anyone tell me more aboutthis, please...or if it's been discussed before, point me in the right direction?
Thank you in anticipation :)

helenazar:
There is a fascinating legend that Alexander I faked his own death and "retired" from life under another name.
At one point a man named Fedor Kuzmich appeared in Tomsk and local residents suspected that this might well be Tsar Alexander himself. In 1864 Kuzmich was lying on his death bed, his last words being, "God only knows my real name!"
Allegendly, in 1865, Tsar Nicholas attempted to quell the rumors about his brother and had his casket opened. Rumors soon spread about the casket being empty. Then in 1926, over one hundred years after Alexander's death his casket was opened again and was officially declared empty. To this day, supposedly no one really knows where he lays buried.

bluetoria:
Thank you, Helen, for that information. So it's still all quite a mystery!

hikaru:
Is is also said that the wife of Alexandr - Tsarina Ekuzaveta went after him to Siberia.
Nobody knows if it is right or rong.

bluetoria:
That's very interesting hikaru, I hadn't heard that. Do you know in what year is she 'supposed' to have died?
It would be interesting to find out more but I suppose it's one of those mysteries that you never get to the bottom of.

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