The Romanov Execution: How the Tsar's Family Died

This episode of The Russian Revolution goes deep into the last days of the Romanov family — their imprisonment in Tobolsk and Yekaterinburg, the secret execution in the Ipatiev House cellar, and the decades-long cover-up that followed. Lucas and Luna discuss the key figures involved: Yakov Yurovsky, the chief executioner; the local Ural Soviet that ordered the killing without Moscow's explicit approval; and the grisly aftermath, including the failed attempt to destroy the bodies in a mineshaft at Ganina Yama. They explore the debates around whether Lenin directly ordered the murder, the fate of Grand Duchess Anastasia's remains, and the 1991 exhumation that finally confirmed the family's tragic end. No romanticizing — just the raw, contested history of one of the 20th century's defining moments.

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