Tsar Nicholas II and his family were killed in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on the night of July 16-17, 1918. They were executed by the Bolsheviks, who had come to power during the Russian Revolution.
Tsar Nicholas II and his family were killed in the early hours of July 17, 1918, in the city of Ekaterinburg, Russia. They were held captive in the Ipatiev House, which was later known as the "House of Special Purpose." The decision to execute the tsar and his family was made by the Ural Soviet, a local Bolshevik council.
