On July 17, 1918, the House of Romanov came to an end when ... his wife and children in a surprise execution. The slaying of the Romanov family remains a gruesome chapter in modern history ...

"Most Russians (57%) believe that the execution of the Royal family is ... revenge for the blunders and crimes committed by the Romanov family, has finally exhausted its credibility.

Instead, Smith is considered to be one of several Romanov impersonators who claimed to be Anastasia in the decades following the royal family’s execution, capitalizing on rampant speculation at ...

Twelve members of the Romanov House have come to St. Petersburg to pay homage to last Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family members marking 100 years since the Royal family’s execution ...

The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917. They ascended the throne at the end of one of the most critical periods of Russian history, known as the Time of Troubles (1589 Ü 1613).