As Trotsky would later explain, "The Tsar's family was a victim of the principle that form the very axis of monarchy: dynastic inheritance", for which their deaths were a necessity.
Como Trotski tratou de explicar despois, "a familia do Tsar foi vítima do principio que supón o eixo das monarquías: a herdanza dinástica", polo que as súas mortes eran necesarias.