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Jul 17, 2024 · Yakov Yurovsky, the commandant, read out the order for their execution. In a chaotic and brutal scene, the family and their loyal retainers were shot by a firing squad. The execution was not swift for all; some of the girls suffered due to jewels sewn into their clothing that acted as a partial bulletproof vest.
3 days ago · They occupied four rooms on the upper story of the Ipatiev House, while their guards were housed on the ground floor. From early July, command of this guard was taken over by Yakov Yurovsky, a senior member of the Ural Soviet. The prisoners were permitted brief daily exercise in an enclosed garden.
Jul 17, 2024 · Yakov Yurovsky, the chief executioner, read out a brief statement declaring that the Ural Soviet had decided to execute them. Nicholas II, reportedly only able to utter “What?” or “What does it mean?”, was quickly silenced as the executioners opened fire.
6 days ago · As the family was having dinner that night, Yakov Yurovsky, the head of the detachment, came in and announced that the family's kitchen boy and Alexei's playmate, 14-year-old Leonid Sednev, must gather his things and go to a family member. The boy had actually been sent to a hotel across the street because the guards did not want to kill him ...
2 days ago · Following allegations of pilfering from the royal household, Yakov Yurovsky, a former member of the Cheka secret police, was appointed to command the guard detachment, a number of whom were replaced with trusted Latvian members of the Yekaterinburg "special-service detachment".
Jul 4, 2024 · The family accused some of the guards of stealing, so a man named Yakov Yurovsky was appointed to command the guards. Yurovsky replaced many of these guards with members of a special-service detachment that he trusted.
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Jul 19, 2024 · Drawing from a wealth of historical sources, including memoirs, diaries, letters and scholarly works on the Imperial Family, the publisher has painstakingly recreated key moments in their private and public lives. In addition, eleven Faberge eggs, meticulously painted by Romanian artist Ovidiu Gliga are prominently featured in the book.
