PEDIGREE's of WELL know GSD's that carry the blue and liver gene - Page 10

Misbeeb, I was referencing the incidents and mindset of the Tsar leading up to the Russian Revolution, including the influence of Gregori Rasputin. Rasputin would not have been on scene, but for his apparently beneficial effect when the tsarevich suffered hemophilia episodes and the fact that he had the Imperial ears and meddled in affairs of state as a result. Add to that the other actions and inactions that were due to Alexei's condition and episodes, including those impcating the Imperial Family directly, such as the escape opportunities, and things might well have been very different. The Russians have always known that they did not find the remains of "all" the daughters. There was eveidence supporting one of the "Anastasias" (Anderson), and the German Supreme court was unable to declare her "not" Anastasia. Arguably, DNA results support as much of Anderson's claim asrefute her paternity. :-) Makes for good films, too! If interested, check out Gleb Botkin's books on Anastasia. He is the son of the Imperial physician, who was murdered in the Ipatiev House, along with the Imperial Family.

I pass guys on the street every week who look, and smell, like Rasputin. I think the theory is that he used hypnosis, or something close to relax the boy and stop the bleeding. It was sort of a primitive form of bio feedback. Yes, between Quenn Victoria's genes and that penchant for marrying cousins, those royal families doomed themselves, had geo-political developments not taken most of them down anyway. Ever seen photos of Prince Edward and the last Tsar? They could almost be twins! In fact, it was the British prince's DNA that was used to identify the tsar's remains by DNA several years ago. :-) That good ol' dna from the motherline!