The Execution of Tsar Nicholas II

BLOODY SUNDAY

• January 5th, 1905
• Tsar's troops gunned down group of demonstrators
• Led by Father George Gapon
• To appeal to the Tsar for improved working conditions
• and establishment of an assembly

UNREST DUE TO WARS

• RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 1904/5:
• when the Tsar stepped out of the war resulted by paranoia,
• the Russians grew angry for wasted opportunity
• LED TO RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN 1905 & FAILED DUMA
• WWI; scarce food & dying civilians

LENIN'S COMEBACK

• Germans secretly transported exiled Vladimir Lenin
• They hoped to have his return to instigate the turmoil
• Lenin took control over the Tsar's Bolsheviks
• He led them to a successful overthrowing of Tsar Nicholas II

ELIMINATION OF THE TSAR

• On the night of July 16, Tsar Nicholas II was told to dress for an impromptu
• photograph to stop rumours of his escape after the wars' defeat
• Soldiers then suddenly opened fire at him and his wife and 5 children
• along with 4 servants
• Any survivors would then choked to death from the smokes of the fire

CITATIONS

• "Nicholas II." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 18 Jan. 2015.
• “Romanov family executed.” 2015. The History Channel website. Jan 19 2015, 11:35 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/romanov-family-executed.
• "The Execution of Tsar Nicholas II, 1918," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2005).