Death of the Romanov Family

https://youtu.be/1k7QjPkUkG8?si=nc4og8NhsXsloTAf&t=13 (Russian Civil War)

“Suddenly Yurovsky, who had gone out, returned, and appeared in the door, into which he and his friends and the “ Letts “ crowded after him. Besides Yurovsky, there were Nikulin, Ermakov, Vaganov, Medvedev and seven “ Letts,” the other three remaining on guard duty. In all there weije twelve murderers. Each carried a revolver. The rifles of the “ Lett “ guard were stacked in the adjoining room, where they lived.

The revolvers were leveled and discharged. The Czar, the Czarina, three of the children, Dr. Botkin and two servants (Kharitonov and Trupp) were instantly killed. One of the girls, presumably the youngest, Anastasia, writhed and screamed, and fought the guard who approached and killed her. Demidovna, the maidservant, perhaps because protected by the pillows, was not touched by the first volley, and ran about the room screaming, till the Letts seized their rifles and bayoneted her to death with many stabs. Within a few minutes of their entering the death chamber all was over. So perished the royal family of the Romanovs.” (MURDER OF THE CZAR’S FAMILY)

The Romanovs or The Tsars were the ruling monarch of Russia for more than 300 years after Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) came to power. But their reign had ended when they were executed, feared the Communists that the White Army might come to save the exiled royal family.

MURDER OF THE CZAR’S FAMILY: Complete Story of Their Imprisonment and Execution at Ekaterinburg — One of the Grimmest Tragedies in the History of Royalty. (1920). Current History (1916–1940), 13(2), 177–194. http://www.jstor.org/stable/45325522

The Armchair Historian. (2025, October 25). Russian Civil War [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k7QjPkUkG8