The Romanov Family Analysis

t’s one of the most fascinating historical mysteries that has taken a whole century to find the truth. Many know the story as a charming movie, while others could recollect the imposters that took claims to the family name. It’s the case of the Imperial Romanov Family, and beneath the romanticized 1997 film adaptation lies the gruesome truth and gore. For almost a hundred years no one could fully account for what happened to the last tsar and his family on the 17th of July, 1918. Through all the rumors, imposters, and multiple film adaptations, the world now knows that the Romanov family did in fact perish together in the basement of the Ipatiev House. The Romanov family began ruling in 1613, when Mikhail Feodorvich became the sovereign elect of all of Russia. When Nicholas Romanov became tsar after his father’s kidney failure, he confessed to a close friend, "I am not prepared to be a tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the business of ruling."(Nicholas the 2nd). Though Nicholas had the best education available, his father had failed to teach Nicholas the ways of a ruler before
The first part of the revolution, known as the February Revolution, sprouted in February of 1917, when violent protests erupted in Petrograd, known as present day St. Petersburg. Russian citizens had lost their faith in Nicholas’s leadership, and the involvement in the First World War showed how unmatched imperial Russian was against Germany. “On March 12th, the revolution triumphed when regiment after regiment of the Petrograd Garrison defected to the cause of the demonstrators. The soldiers subsequently formed committees that elected deputies to the Petrograd Soviet.” (history.com Staff) Soon afterwards, Nicholas was forced to step down from power, bringing the Romanov family reign to an end. The family was put under house arrest at the palace until they boarded a train headed for