Leonid Sednev
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Leonid Ivanovich Sednev (1903-1942) was a chef's assistant who in 1917-18 served the former Russian Imperial Family during their exile in the Siberia
n villages of Tobolsk
and Yekaterinburg
. He served with his father, Ivan Dmitriyevich Sednev, a child lackey.
Six hours before the shooting of the former Imperial family and four retainers
Ipatiev house
cellar on the night of July 16/17, 1918 Sednev was taken to a neighboring house, where he was held until July 20, when he was put on a train by officials from the Ural Regional Soviet and sent to live with relatives in Kaluga
. Sednev is alleged to have written a brief set of memoirs of his time in the Ipatiev house, though its existence has yet to be established..
On October 1, 2008 a petition to rehabilitate the Imperial Family, and a large number of servants, was presented to the Presidium
of the Russian Supreme Court. Among the list is this excerpt: "In the late 1920’s in the Yaroslavl Oblast
, E.S. Kobylinsky, the former head of the guard of the royal family during their exile in Tobolsk, and L. Sednev, who in childhood was a cook’s helper in the Ipatiev House, were executed for counter-revolutionary activity."
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
n villages of Tobolsk
Tobolsk
Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
and Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
. He served with his father, Ivan Dmitriyevich Sednev, a child lackey.
Six hours before the shooting of the former Imperial family and four retainers
Shooting of the Romanov family
The shooting of the Romanov family, of the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, and those who chose to accompany them into exile, Dr. Eugene Botkin, Anna Demidova, Alexei Trupp, and Ivan Kharitonov, took place in Yekaterinburg on July 17, 1918 on the orders of Vladimir Lenin, Yakov Sverdlov, and the...
Ipatiev house
Ipatiev House
Ipatiev House was a merchant's house in Yekaterinburg where the former Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, his family and members of his household were executed following the Bolshevik Revolution...
cellar on the night of July 16/17, 1918 Sednev was taken to a neighboring house, where he was held until July 20, when he was put on a train by officials from the Ural Regional Soviet and sent to live with relatives in Kaluga
Kaluga
Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
. Sednev is alleged to have written a brief set of memoirs of his time in the Ipatiev house, though its existence has yet to be established..
On October 1, 2008 a petition to rehabilitate the Imperial Family, and a large number of servants, was presented to the Presidium
Presidium
The presidium or praesidium is the name for the heading organ of various legislative and organizational bodies.-Historical usage:...
of the Russian Supreme Court. Among the list is this excerpt: "In the late 1920’s in the Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
, E.S. Kobylinsky, the former head of the guard of the royal family during their exile in Tobolsk, and L. Sednev, who in childhood was a cook’s helper in the Ipatiev House, were executed for counter-revolutionary activity."