Eight years ago the remains of the Romanov family were publicly buried in the Peter-Paul castle in Saint Petersburg. Nicolas II gained the status of saintly martyr.
但是摧毁过去的意识形态、政治结构和经济结构并不足以使社会获得新生。对这点，叶利钦非常清楚。8年前，沙皇罗曼洛夫家族的遗骸被公开安葬到圣彼得堡市的圣彼得－保罗教堂内。尼古拉斯二世也获得了殉难圣徒的地位。