Was The Assassination Of The Romanov Family Justified

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The rein of the Romanov royal family in Russia was brought to an end on the night of July 17, 1918, when the entire family was assassinated in cold blood (“Romanov Family Executed” para. 4). At the start of World War I, the Russian economy took a downturn from financial blows due to the war (Massie para. 1). This sparked a revolution in Russia when citizens became unsatisfied with their government and therefore forced Tsar Nicholas Romanov to abdicate the throne. The royal family as well as several servants were then moved to an isolated location on house arrest where rebel Bolsheviks planned to assassinate them (Massie para. 3). The assassination of the Romanov family was not justified because they were not responsible for the effects of World War I on Russia; however, many believe that the choices the family made could have led to the war. When Tsar Nicholas Romanov and his family were assassinated, he had already abdicated the throne and was no longer in power. Therefore, there was no justifiable reason for murdering Nicholas Romanov. As for his family, not …show more content…

2). However Russia’s allies had already entered the war forcing the country to succumb to the fight and support their allies. During the Great War, food supply was limited, war moral among the troops died out, and the endless defeats created hopeless citizens in Russia (“Romanov Family Executed” para. 2). Although there were devastating consequences to the war, the same problems were occurring in countries all over the world involved in the fight. Russia was immediately involved in the war when the Tsar of Russia declared war on Germany’s ally, Austria-Hungary. On the other hand, Germany was declaring war on Russia’s ally, Serbia (Allison para. 5). Tsar Nicholas Romanov supported Serbia because if Austria-Hungary were to invade Serbia, the small country would be unable to

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