Senior forensic investigator of the Main Department of Criminalistics of the RF IC Vladimir Nikolaevich Soloviev, talks about the history of the remains of the family of the last Russian emperor and his entourage near Yekaterinburg. The book summarizes the history of the execution of the Royal Family, the stages of the investigation, search and identification of the remains. From the investigation of Nikolai Sokolov in 1919, to comprehensive examinations of 1993-2010.