The Last Tsar Author:Edvard Radzinsky The life and death of Nicholas II. — On the evening of July 16 Yurovsky said "Today we are going to shoot the entire family and the doctor and servant, too--warn the detachment not to worry if they hear shots." At about twelve at night Yurovsky woke the tsar's family. The tsar, the tsaritsa, the tsar's four daughters..came out of their rooms. The... more » tsar was carrying the heir in his arms. They were led downstairs into the corner room...« less