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Foreign News
December 8, 1919
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Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Soviet authorities executed M. Jachontoff, a Yekaterinburg soviet member blamed for ordering the 1918 murder of former Emperor Nicholas and his family in Yekaterinburg, as reported in Moscow's Pravda.
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Man Held To Blame For Czar's Murder
Killed By Soviet
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 8.—The soviet authorities in Russia have punished by death the individual held immediately responsible for the execution of former Emperor Nicholas and his family at Yekaterinburg, in June, 1918, when the Czecho-Slovak troops were approaching that city, where the imperial personages were then being held prisoners, according to a dispatch to the Politiken from Kovno today.
A message quotes the Bolshevik newspaper Pravda, of Moscow, as authority for this statement. Pravda's account states that M. Jachontoff, a member of the Yekaterinburg soviet, has been condemned to death and executed at Perm for ordering the execution.
Killed By Soviet
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 8.—The soviet authorities in Russia have punished by death the individual held immediately responsible for the execution of former Emperor Nicholas and his family at Yekaterinburg, in June, 1918, when the Czecho-Slovak troops were approaching that city, where the imperial personages were then being held prisoners, according to a dispatch to the Politiken from Kovno today.
A message quotes the Bolshevik newspaper Pravda, of Moscow, as authority for this statement. Pravda's account states that M. Jachontoff, a member of the Yekaterinburg soviet, has been condemned to death and executed at Perm for ordering the execution.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Royal Event
What keywords are associated?
Czar Execution
Soviet Punishment
Yekaterinburg Soviet
Bolshevik Prava
Russian Revolution
What entities or persons were involved?
M. Jachontoff
Nicholas
Where did it happen?
Russia
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Russia
Event Date
Dec. 8
Key Persons
M. Jachontoff
Nicholas
Outcome
m. jachontoff condemned to death and executed at perm
Event Details
Soviet authorities punished by death M. Jachontoff, member of the Yekaterinburg soviet, held responsible for ordering the execution of former Emperor Nicholas and his family at Yekaterinburg in June 1918, when Czecho-Slovak troops approached the city where they were held prisoners.