[dfwgator]

As tragic as it was, you can’t deny from the Bolshevik-perspective, executing the Royal Family was a smart move. It took a lot of wind out of the sails of the Whites, who wanted to restore the Monarchy. It wasn’t personal, it was business.

[Snickering Hound]

As tragic as it was, you can’t deny from the Bolshevik-perspective, executing the Royal Family was a smart move. It took a lot of wind out of the sails of the Whites, who wanted to restore the Monarchy. It wasn’t personal, it was business.

They were holding them as negotiation chips but panicked as White Russian forces approached.

There were/are surviving Romanov's but their era was gone after 1917 and there was no serious talk of restoration.

[BlueLancer]

It wasn’t personal, it was business.

When I hear that phrase, the first thing I think of is:

“Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him.”