PHOTO: Archimandrite Tikhon (Zatekin)
Abbot of the Ascension Pechersk Monastery, Nizhni Novgorod

On 22nd March 2026, members of the Russian History Club in Nizhny Novgorod attended a lecture “In Search of the Romanovs” by the abbot of the Ascension Pechersk Monastery Archimandrite Tikhon (Zatekin).

The venue for the event was the State Historical and Architectural Museum, which is today housed in the former Rukavishnikov House, a beautiful 3-storey 19th-century mansion built in the Classicism-style mansion in Nizhny Novgorod.

The lecture “In Search of the Romanovs” was dedicated to the tragic death of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, his family and four faithful retainers.

Archimandrite Tikhon spoke about the first and second investigations into the murder of the Imperial Family, about his acquaintance in 1986 with screenwriter Geliy Ryabov (1932-2015) and geologist Alexander Avdonin (1932-2026), who in 1979 discovered what would come to be known as the “Ekaterinburg Remains“ in Porosenkov Log.

He also talked about about his research on his 688-page Russian-language book: “I realized that this tragic event would never let me go,” Романовы: убийство, поиск, обретение’ [Romanovs: Murder, Search, published in 2022.

At the end of the lecture, Archimandrite Tikhon answered questions from the audience, and showed club members items salvaged from the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, as well as original editions of the books of investigator Nikolai Sokolov (1882-1924), which were published in 1924 and 1925.

Archimandrite Tikhon then signed copies of his book Романовы: убийство, поиск, обретение’ [Romanovs: Murder, Search.

FURTHER READING ABOUT Archimandrite Tikhon

Archimandrite Tikhon (Zatekin) on the Ekaterinburg remains + PHOTOS

St. Petersburg honours memory of Nicholas II on 17th July + PHOTOS

June 1st marks 45th anniversary of discovery of the “Ekaterinburg remains” + PHOTOS

© Paul Gilbert. 24 March 2026