▁and ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Math ilde ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁escaped ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁joining ▁And rei ▁in ▁K is lov od sk . ▁However , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁live ▁together ▁as ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Maria ▁Pav lov na ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁their ▁presence . ▁And rei ▁found ▁separate ▁living ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁them ▁while ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁villa ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Bor is , ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁September . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei , ▁his ▁brother ▁and ▁mother ▁lived ▁mostly ▁und ist urbed ▁in ▁K is lov od sk , ▁protected ▁by ▁local ▁C oss acks . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁tight ened ▁their ▁g rip ▁on ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Imperial ▁family . ▁They ▁ordered ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁those ▁imprison ed , ▁including ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁immediate ▁family . ▁Se vent een ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 2 ▁Roman ov s ▁living ▁in ▁Russia ▁were ▁executed ▁during ▁the ▁red ▁terror . ▁ ▁Esc aping ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁ ▁The ▁B ols he vik s ▁arrested ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Bor is ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁after ▁a ▁system atic ▁search ▁of ▁their ▁villa . ▁They ▁were ▁taken