The execution of the Romanov imperial family took place in which city in July 1918?
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Correct answer: Yekaterinburg
Fearing that the advancing White Army might rescue the Tsar, the local Soviet ordered the execution of Nicholas II and his family. The murders took place in the basement of the Ipatiev House.
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