The Last Days of the Romanovs | National Geographic

For 300 years the Romanovs ruled Russia as tsars. But as World War I brought Russia to revolution, Tsar Nicholas II and his family were overthrown. During his World Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits the Church on the Blood in Yekaterinburg that memorializes the location of their demise.

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[NatGeo]

The 300-year reign of the Romanovs came to a sudden and tragic end. What are your thoughts on their demise?

[conniecrawford]

The family took 3 of their pet dogs with them and 2 of them were killed with the family. Only Alexei’s pet spaniel “Joy” survived and was taken to England where he lived out his life in Windsor and was buried there. Later his grave was paved over to make a parking lot. Not Windsor Castle but the town of Windsor.

[sexycougar]

Such a shame Britain wouldn't let them come there and King George was his cousin...

[rhysnichols]

He was NOT a Tyrant, more incompetent, no doubt his heart was in the right place and he genuinely cared for the people, his private diaries and letters and those who knew him, show he often stayed awake for 48hrs constantly worrying and working to fix the given issue that arose. He saw his power as immense responsibility and he didn’t even want the crown as he felt he wasn’t up to the duty. He had the best intentions and certainly did a lot of good. Was he the best leader?? No! But he was 10 times better than the soviets.
Look up his political reforms....you’ve been lied to. He who wins the conflict writes the history,

[cc]

One of the Saddest story ever heard...atleast if they can exile ..and live normal life🥀

[gunner]

I heard that some of the girls survived the first round of gunfire because they had so many diamonds sown into their clothing.

[victoriaodiah]

There's just something about the story that touches the heart and never dies...

[Nakakapagpabagabagabag]

Someone really needs to make a movie depicting Nicholas II and his family's last days starting with a scene of Mikhail I's ascension and ending with the official burial of the Romanovs.

[aguspriyatin]

I am so Respect and Honor for Romanov Royal Family.. R.I.P 😭😭😭

[looppa]

Unnecessary slaughter of innocent children. They could've just exiled them or his miserable cousin should have allowed them into England. From all the documentaries I've watched I would say they would've happily lived a quiet simple life and kept to themselves. From Louise

[pattisresta]

I can't really tell why but i wanna cry

[pauleypavillion]

For some odd reason whenever I see video/pics of the Czar and his family last days, Lara's theme from Dr. Zhivago movie comes into my mind and it brings tears into my mind.

[greysky]

The killing of the Romanov family is one of the most tragic stories in World history .

[kazuhirala]

I mean the Czar wasn’t no saint but to go out the way he and his family did is something just inhuman

[bostonblackie]

Everything changes, the Romanovs and other monarchies refused to change as the British did. Strange because the Russian royal family loved visiting GB and saw how different it was to Russia. Only under the previous Tsar had the Surfs been freed. The Russian people loved papa and mama, but you can't have peaceful hungry people, carrying icons, outside the royal palace slaughtered by Kosaks on horseback, and not have a revolution.

[Veronica-bcpp]

So tragic all those beautiful genes gone forever 😭😭😭😭 the father was so handsome

[Anna-uome]

this is one of the saddest stories in history i’ve heard

[valardohaeris]

Just imagine... The soldiers are trying to shoot the Romanov Family, the Tsars, the rulers of All Russia and they just won't die easily. They were considered demi gods and worshipped so just imagine how baffled and shocked the guards would be that they weren't dying and maybe horrified because what if they were *actually* gods?!
And then the find the jewels and it all makes sense

[zs]

I always feels sad whenever watch or see this story, they just don't deserve that kinda violence 😭😭

[FreeTibetFTW]

LOL They didn't sacrifice for Russia, they were shot against their will, on the other hand people talk about them as they were all taking decisions over the country, but it was only the Tsar not the entire family, the rest were just a bunch of children and a woman, and didn't deserve to die that way, no matter what their relatives did. That was just fanatism at its best. They also don't deserve to be treated as saints, they weren't ... just more fanatism.