Yekaterinburg
Soon after the Russian Revolution, on July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra, and their children Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Tsarevich Alexei were executed by Bolsheviks at the Ipatiev House in this city.
I know the background, but I can’t imagine the author was suggesting the “Czars” need to be killed. At least I hope not, though I’m at a loss for other explanations. I was hoping there was some other aspect to the town’s history.