on the night of July 16th 1918 the last living Tsar of Russia and his family
living Tsar of Russia and his family
living Tsar of Russia and his family sleeps soundly unaware that the bloody
sleeps soundly unaware that the bloody
sleeps soundly unaware that the bloody civil war sweeping the country will soon
civil war sweeping the country will soon
civil war sweeping the country will soon overtake them for 78 days the family has
overtake them for 78 days the family has
overtake them for 78 days the family has lived in a drab compound in the remote
lived in a drab compound in the remote
lived in a drab compound in the remote city of Yekaterinburg near the siberian
city of Yekaterinburg near the siberian
city of Yekaterinburg near the siberian border prisoners of communist
border prisoners of communist
border prisoners of communist revolutionaries fighting to control
revolutionaries fighting to control
revolutionaries fighting to control russia just past midnight with troops
russia just past midnight with troops
russia just past midnight with troops loyal to the tsar fast approaching the
loyal to the tsar fast approaching the
loyal to the tsar fast approaching the city
city
city the guards wake the royal family telling
the guards wake the royal family telling
the guards wake the royal family telling them that they are being moved to a safe
them that they are being moved to a safe
them that they are being moved to a safe location but the guards have no
location but the guards have no
location but the guards have no intention of protecting the family and
intention of protecting the family and
intention of protecting the family and this night will soon become the brutal
this night will soon become the brutal
this night will soon become the brutal closing chapter of three centuries of
closing chapter of three centuries of
closing chapter of three centuries of Romanov rule
at the height of his reign Tsar Nicholas
at the height of his reign Tsar Nicholas had been the richest most powerful man
had been the richest most powerful man
had been the richest most powerful man in the world controlling one-tenth of
in the world controlling one-tenth of
in the world controlling one-tenth of the Earth’s surface and fortune were
the Earth’s surface and fortune were
the Earth’s surface and fortune were thirty billion dollars until the
thirty billion dollars until the
thirty billion dollars until the Revolution the Tsar was considered the
Revolution the Tsar was considered the
Revolution the Tsar was considered the Anointed of God he controlled the
Anointed of God he controlled the
Anointed of God he controlled the government he was the supreme head of
government he was the supreme head of
government he was the supreme head of the Orthodox Church he was worshipped as
the Orthodox Church he was worshipped as
the Orthodox Church he was worshipped as a demigod by most of his subjects and
a demigod by most of his subjects and
a demigod by most of his subjects and his word was considered law in every
his word was considered law in every
his word was considered law in every aspect of life every decision was his
aspect of life every decision was his
aspect of life every decision was his even the most simple name change had to
even the most simple name change had to
even the most simple name change had to go across his desk with his marriage to
go across his desk with his marriage to
go across his desk with his marriage to Alexandra a German princess and
Alexandra a German princess and
Alexandra a German princess and granddaughter of Queen Victoria the Tsar
granddaughter of Queen Victoria the Tsar
granddaughter of Queen Victoria the Tsar had expanded his sphere of influence to
had expanded his sphere of influence to
had expanded his sphere of influence to include the courts of Europe in st.
include the courts of Europe in st.
include the courts of Europe in st. Petersburg the Tsar and his family lived
Petersburg the Tsar and his family lived
Petersburg the Tsar and his family lived in a breathtaking palace with a thousand
in a breathtaking palace with a thousand
in a breathtaking palace with a thousand rooms hundreds of servants attended
rooms hundreds of servants attended
rooms hundreds of servants attended their every whim and it seemed like a
their every whim and it seemed like a
their every whim and it seemed like a fairytale existence I think the picture
fairytale existence I think the picture
fairytale existence I think the picture that most people had of the Romanovs was
that most people had of the Romanovs was
that most people had of the Romanovs was of a very privileged family but a family
of a very privileged family but a family
of a very privileged family but a family with which they could identify Nicholas
with which they could identify Nicholas
with which they could identify Nicholas was extremely clever in the way he used
was extremely clever in the way he used
was extremely clever in the way he used his family he had four gorgeous
his family he had four gorgeous
his family he had four gorgeous daughters he had a beautiful son they
daughters he had a beautiful son they
daughters he had a beautiful son they were very photogenic I think he used
were very photogenic I think he used
were very photogenic I think he used them to sort of boost the very early on
them to sort of boost the very early on
them to sort of boost the very early on celebrity of the ruling family
celebrity of the ruling family
celebrity of the ruling family but the Romanovs Harbor dark secrets
but the Romanovs Harbor dark secrets
but the Romanovs Harbor dark secrets behind these carefully orchestrated
behind these carefully orchestrated
behind these carefully orchestrated images once omnipotent their
images once omnipotent their
images once omnipotent their far-reaching powers were inexorably
far-reaching powers were inexorably
far-reaching powers were inexorably slipping from their grasp inside the
slipping from their grasp inside the
slipping from their grasp inside the palace the long-awaited heir to the
palace the long-awaited heir to the
palace the long-awaited heir to the throne was diagnosed with hemophilia the
throne was diagnosed with hemophilia the
throne was diagnosed with hemophilia the slightest of injuries can bring on
slightest of injuries can bring on
slightest of injuries can bring on premature death for alexei and a crisis
premature death for alexei and a crisis
premature death for alexei and a crisis of succession for the royal family
of succession for the royal family
of succession for the royal family guards protected the young czarevitch
guards protected the young czarevitch
guards protected the young czarevitch day and night and kept his condition
day and night and kept his condition
day and night and kept his condition secret from the Russian people alexandra
secret from the Russian people alexandra
secret from the Russian people alexandra was desperate to help her son so she
was desperate to help her son so she
was desperate to help her son so she turned to a mystic healer named grigori
turned to a mystic healer named grigori
turned to a mystic healer named grigori rasputin
rasputin
rasputin despite his questionable reputation
despite his questionable reputation
despite his questionable reputation Rasputin quickly became one of the
Rasputin quickly became one of the
Rasputin quickly became one of the Czarina’s closest advisors fueling the
Czarina’s closest advisors fueling the
Czarina’s closest advisors fueling the Russian people’s growing mistrust of the
Russian people’s growing mistrust of the
Russian people’s growing mistrust of the german-born Zarina
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