The Execution of the Royal Family

Question 1

Where to and why did the PG move the Romanovs?

Answer 1

• The royal family were living in a palace close to Petrograd at first
• The PG moved them to Siberia as they were afraid of civilians attacking them

Question 2

When, why and where did the Bolsheviks move the Tsar’s family to?

Answer 2

• Siberia was surrounded by the Whites in April 1918
• The family was moved to the Ural Mountains

Question 3

List the events leading to the Romanovs’ death.

Answer 3

• 4th July 1918: the local Cheka start to guard the family
• 2am on 17th July: the family were led to the basement

Question 4

Who killed the Romanovs and how?

Answer 4

• Yakov Yurovsky accompanied by 6 Hungarians
• They shot the family to death, used acid and fire to hide their identities and hid the bodies
• Lenin did allow for this to go ahead

Question 5

Why were the Romanovs killed?

Answer 5

• To prevent the Whites from uniting under a worthy cause
• Ekaterinburg itself fell to the Czechs 8 days after the Romanovs’ murder