He felt he was not yet ready to rule. He knew that ruling Russia would require more experience and ability than what he had. Some believe his rule was doomed from the start. Nicholas was not at the palace at the time and soldiers opened fire on the men, women and children. Ninety-two people were killed and several hundred were injured.
Many historians say that figure is conservative.
Despite these setbacks Nicholas had many triumphs during his rule. The entire family was murdered by the Bolsheviks on July 17th,1918, in Yekaterinburg. They were told that they were having their picture taken to show people that they had not escaped or just to have the picture taken before they were transferred to a new prison. As the family posed eleven guards were led into the room with the order to kill the family. Each of the eleven guards was assigned one of the family members or servants.