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Lenin ordered the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1918.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Lenin ordered the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1918?

Partly. Evidence on whether Lenin personally ordered the 1918 execution is split and only partial: Trotsky's account and one scholarly review indicate Lenin backed or ordered the killing, while a Wikipedia article on the murder and a History.com account attribute the decision to the Ural/Yekaterinburg Soviet and note no document proves Lenin gave the order.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Did Lenin order the execution of the Romanovs?
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Did Lenin order the execution of the Romanovs?. (n.d.). history.stackexchange.com. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/39647/did-lenin-order-the-execution-of-the-romanovs

Evidence against · 3
Nicholas II
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Nicholas II. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II

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Mystery of the Last Tsar
2008
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Jenks, A. (2008). Mystery of the Last Tsar. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.59236/emro.v10i11a3788

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Romanov family executed, ending a 300-year imperial dynasty | July 16, 1918 | HISTORY
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Romanov family executed, ending a 300-year imperial dynasty | July 16, 1918 | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-16/romanov-family-executed

Murder of the Romanov family
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Murder of the Romanov family. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Romanov_family

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