R-40 In Siberia

The Czar and his son Alexie are seen cutting logs into firewood in Siberia during their captivity in the winter of 1917-1918. Then the Czar had to chop the wood blocks into kindling (smaller pieces) in order to start a fire in the wood stove of their house where the rest of the family lived. They were forced to keep themselves warm during the winter months to avoid freezing to death. It is interesting to see that the Czar was resourceful in teaching his son the basics of survival. The Romanov family were now under surveillance 24/7 by a small army of 300 guards, who constantly kept watch over them. When they suspected that the czar’s supporters were closing in for a rescue, they immediately took the Romanovs’ to another hideout. These moves would take place anytime of the day or night and everybody was forced to move instantly, elsewhere. Most of the common Russian citizen had no knowledge of where their Czar was at or what become of him. Much of this was done in secret. The royal family or Romanov family were treated as common criminals and very little respect was shown to them. The Czar and his family were basically prisoners of the Red Army (Boleshevics).