When did tsar Nicholas abdicate his throne and what happened to his family
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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne on March 15, 1917, during the Russian Revolution. After his abdication, he and his family were held under house arrest before being moved to various locations. They were eventually taken to the city of Ekaterinburg in April 1918. On July 17, 1918, the entire Romanov family, including Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children - Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei - were executed by the Bolsheviks.