The last Romanovs—Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, and their five children (Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei)—were the imperial family of Russia, executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries on July 17, 1918, in Yekaterinburg, ending 300 years of dynasty. Following the 1917 Revolution, they were imprisoned and ultimately k/lled to prevent their rescue by anti-Bolshevik forces. Abdication: Nicholas II abdicated the throne in March 1917 after the February Revolution. Imprisonment: The fami