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The assassination of Tzar Nicholas II.

After a disastrous war with Germany, the Bolsheviks imprisoned the Romanov family as their supporters approached. Factory worker guards were replaced by Cheka executioners, and, on July 17, 1918, the Romanovs were murdered and buried in a nearby wood. For more than 70 years their whereabouts were un...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: BBC Active (Firm), Nugus/Martin Productions, Ltd
Other Authors: Powell, Robert, 1944-, Martin, Jonathan, Wright, Nicolas
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : British Broadcasting Corp. Active, ©2007.
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Nicholas > II, > Emperor of Russia, > 1868-1918 > Assassination.
Nicholas > II, > Emperor of Russia, > 1868-1918 > Family.
Nicholas > II, > Emperor of Russia, > 1868-1918
Russia > History > Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Russie > Histoire > 1894-1917 (Nicolas II)
Assassination
Families
Russia
1894-1917
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Summary:After a disastrous war with Germany, the Bolsheviks imprisoned the Romanov family as their supporters approached. Factory worker guards were replaced by Cheka executioners, and, on July 17, 1918, the Romanovs were murdered and buried in a nearby wood. For more than 70 years their whereabouts were unknown, but new material released from Russia now conclusively reveals their fate.
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.).
Production Credits:Narrated by Robert Powell ; producer/directors, Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd.