Birthdate: June 19, 1878
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tomsk, Siberia, Russian Empire
Died: 1938 AD
Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky was a Russian Old Bolshevik and Soviet Chekist known for his role as the commander of the guard at Ipatiev House during the assassination of the Romanov family. He is infamous for being the chief executioner of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, his family, and four servants. Yurovsky’s duties included distributing weapons, leading the family to the cellar room, announcing the execution, and disposing of the bodies after the events of July 1918.
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