Execution of Czar Nicholas II
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Date
July 17, 1918
Type
World
Author
htristian82
Location
Russia
Categories
Political & Governance
Births & Deaths
Event Details
On July 17, 1918, Czar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children were executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries in Yekaterinburg. This ended the 300-year Romanov dynasty.
Their deaths symbolized the utter destruction of the old order and the brutal consolidation of Soviet power.