Perhaps even more alarming, General Boris Gromov an outspoken critic of democratic reform and advocate of increased "discipline, " read crackdown was named Deputy Minister of Interior.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Soviet Crackdown Watch (Part I)

"On the basis of the expert analysis, it is possible to conclude with a large degree of certainty that parts of the skeleton... belong to Tsarevich Alexei and his sister, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna Romanova", Vladimir Gromov told Russian media.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Lost Romanov bones 'identified'