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At that time, the tzar Nikolaj had already abdicized and they were held in captivity guarded by the boljshevik army.

The boljsheviks were the so called red guard, and opposite to them was the white guard. The white guard were monarchists. The monarchists wanted to free the tzar and his family, making him in charge of Russia. They were getting closer to the place where they were living (Ekaterinburg), so Lenin decided it would be best to kill them.

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