Dmitri Volkogonov and other Soviet historians believe that indirect evidence indicates that Vladimir Lenin personally ordered the execution of the Imperial Family, although official Soviet accounts place the responsibility for the decision with the Ural Regional Soviet.
Dmitrii Volkogonov e outros historiadores soviéticos consideraron que as probas suxiren de xeito indirecto que o propio Vladimir Lenin ordenou persoalmente a execución da familia imperial, porén os rexistros oficiais soviéticos apuntan como responsables da decisión ao Soviet Rexional dos Urais.