title: [The application of forensic medical knowledge for the reconstruction of historical events].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to summarize the results of many year investigations on the application of forensic medical methods and experience for the reconstruction of historical events including identification of the ancient Russian saints' hallows and statesmen's remains, elucidation of the genuine causes of death of the members of the Russian Imperial House of Romanovs based on the recently discovered archival materials, restoration of the character of the injuries suffered by Aleksander II, M.I. Kutuzov, P. Demidov, G. Gapon., and G. Rasputin, the attribution A.S. Pushkin's memorial belongings based on the biological traces, and the like.
authors.affiliation: Russian Centre of Forensic Medical Expertise, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 125284.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kovalev
authors.affiliation: North-Western State Medical University, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 191015.
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Molin
authors.affiliation: Academician I.P. Pavlov St.-Petersburg First State Medical University, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 195067.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gorshkov
authors.affiliation: Leningrad Region Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 198095.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Smolyanitsky
authors.affiliation: Leningrad Region Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 198095.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mazurova
authors.affiliation: Leningrad Region Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 198095.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Vorontsov
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D053803:Forensic Genetics / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia