The Romanovs – 5 July 1918

Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered.

On 5 July 1918, the newspapers were buzzing with the news that Romanovs had been murdered by the Bolsheviks. Their assassination had already been falsely reported several times before. However, the family was still very much alive and unaware of the rumours. They had “spent their days as usual” as Alexandra noted in a very short diary entry. The only event had been the now daily inspection of their valuables by Yurovsky.¹

1. Helen Rappaport – The Last Days of the Romanovs p.46 US & UK