ution ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁family ▁ ▁The ▁B ols he vik s ▁executed ▁the ▁ts ar ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁early ▁March , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁placed ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁in ▁the ▁Alexander ▁Palace ▁at ▁Ts ar sko ye ▁S elo , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Pet ro grad . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁Ker ens ky ▁government ▁ev acu ated ▁the ▁Roman ov s ▁to ▁Tob ol sk ▁in ▁the ▁Ur als , ▁to ▁protect ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁rising ▁t ide ▁of ▁revolution . ▁However , ▁Ker ens ky ▁lost ▁control ▁after ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁their ▁imprison ment ▁grew ▁str ic ter ▁and ▁talk ▁of ▁putting ▁Nicholas ▁on ▁trial ▁increased . ▁As ▁the ▁counter ▁revolution ary ▁White ▁movement ▁gathered ▁force , ▁leading ▁to ▁full - scale ▁civil ▁war ▁by ▁the ▁summer , ▁the ▁Roman ov s ▁were ▁moved ▁during ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁Y ek ater in burg , ▁a ▁milit ant ▁B ols he vik ▁strong hold . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁July , ▁Nicholas , ▁Alex andra , ▁their ▁children , ▁their ▁phys ician , ▁and ▁several ▁servants ▁were ▁taken ▁into ▁the ▁bas ement ▁and ▁shot . ▁According ▁to ▁Ed vard ▁Rad zin sky ▁and ▁D mit rii ▁Volk og on ov