The Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg where the last Romanovs were killed has also been known as the House of Special Purpose. That special purpose being, of course, the murder. The family spent 78 days at the house. The house was commissioned in the 1880s by Ivan Redikortsev, and in 1909 it was bought by Nikolai [read more]
At four in the morning of the 18th, Yurovsky arrived back at the forest. He sent some men to watch the road and others to warn the locals that they would be shot if they tried to come near. Ten men had begun trying to retrieve the bodies from the flooded mine. One by one, [read more]
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Russian Investigate Committee official Svetlana Petrenko confirmed that the remains found in Yekaterinburg in 1991 and 2007 are those of the Imperial Family, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their four daughters and their son. “Comprehensive commission molecular and genetic tests have now confirmed that the remains belong to former Emperor Nicholas II, his family [read more]
The saga of the Romanov family in Russia came to an end on 17 July 1918 when they were brutally murdered at the hands of the Bolsheviks. The family was being held at Ipatiev House, also called “The House of Special Purpose.” That purpose, of course, was the murder of the Tsar and his family. [read more]
Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered. On 16 July 1918, the last full day of life for the Romanovs began. It was a quiet and uneventful day. It was their 78th day at the Ipatiev House. Alexei had a slight cold, but he still went out with the others into [read more]
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