tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post5785502676005614581..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: In Memory of the RomanovsMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-16195479393251796382009-07-17T02:23:32.542-05:002009-07-17T02:23:32.542-05:00Yes, they were within the power of and at the merc...Yes, they were within the power of and at the mercy of their captors.<br /><br />However, that might as well have been temporary. Murder is a permanent solution.<br /><br />When debating capital punishment for times of war, an argument that often comes up is that imprisonment can be imprisonment only until rescued by the traitors' supporters.<br /><br />There was always the risk that the White Army could succeed in rescuing the Imperial Family. One could argue that the risk was fairly low at the time, but it is better to act when you are totally in control and can execute (no pun intended) your plans exactly as you wish.<br /><br />Of course, I am only analyzing how they might have thought -- not giving any justification.J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-901786136757216142009-07-17T01:40:34.969-05:002009-07-17T01:40:34.969-05:00Indeed so. I was, perhaps, unclear. Destroying wha...Indeed so. I was, perhaps, unclear. Destroying what they represented was indeed the point and that (the monarchial principle) was of course a threat. My meaning was that the family themselves were not a threat in that they were within the power of their enemies, were no longer giving orders and were at the mercy of their captors. However, the idea that they were the living embodiment of was the threat that the Bolsheviks intended to murder.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-24697121719429116792009-07-17T01:32:10.090-05:002009-07-17T01:32:10.090-05:00Indeed a sad day, sir!
It had to be so because, b...Indeed a sad day, sir!<br /><br /><i>It had to be so because, by 1918 especially, the Imperial Family was no threat to anyone. The demonic forces of the revolution had prevailed.</i><br /><br />Perhaps so. Perhaps!<br /><br />We must remember that there was a civil war going on. The outcome was not decided. Although the Imperial Family was not directly a threat to the revolution, it represented what a part of the White Army was fighting for.<br /><br />Even though the Emperor had abdicated more than a year earlier, the Imperial Family could still be seen as an object of loyalty. As such, it was a threat to the revolution.<br /><br />Many, not so nice things can be said about the Bolsheviks, but they were not stupid.J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.com