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The St. Peter and Paul Cathedral is where the czars are buried. Nicholas II and his family were reburied here in 1998. On September 26th, the family will be complete when the body of Peter's mother (who died in Denmark in 1928) will be returned to Russia for a reburial.



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  1. Anonymous1:58 PM

    Thank you for taking pictures inside of the church, Karen. This is definitely a place I would like to visit someday. However, is the family burial ever going to be complete until they find the bones of the Tsar's two youngest children who are still missing?

    Ms. Kitty

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