In 1894‚ at the age of 26‚ Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia as a result of his father‚ Alexander III’s‚ passing away. When he acquired the throne he cried because he wasn’t ready to be king. Spoken by Nicholas himself‚ he said‚ “I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling” (Lieven‚ 1993). However‚ ascending the throne was something that Nicholas had to do with no other choice in the matter. Before Nicholas became Tsar the people of Russia already disliked the Romanov
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Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra
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Notes: Tsar Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894 till 1917 when he abdicated following the revolution in March 1917. Nicholas II inherited Russia when it was in a very bad state‚ and although there were minor improvements during his reign‚ compared to many other countries it was very backward‚ perhaps then it was almost defiantly inevitable that sudden change was going to happen‚ however not necessarily in the form of revolution. The Tsar was in a difficult situation‚ but he had opportunities to end
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Nicholas II abdicated the throne in 1917 up until then‚ the Russian Royal family had ruled for over three hundred years. Throughout this period‚ they faced many problems and uneasy predicaments‚ a lot of these centering on Nicholas II as Tsar. A combination of long and short-term problems led to the decline and eventual fall of the Romanov dynasty. Tsar Nicholas II ignored these issues‚ staying true to his coronation vow to uphold Autocracy‚ and therefore played a critical role in the plummet of
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The abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II brought light to ideologies that were present in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Sentiment towards that Tsar was negative as the USSR was ruled by a small nobility with a population that was composed of mainly peasants. The main groups trying to cause revolution in the USSR were the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. Both groups had ideologies that were based on Marxism‚ and they were anti-Tsar with the Mensheviks having a longer-term plan and the
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The February Revolution was succeeded by the October Revolution of the same calendar year‚ which placed the Bolshevik’s in control. Tsar Nicholas II never wanted to be the ruler of 1/6 of the earth. He never had a desire for power and he never believed that his family‚ or Russia‚ would lose the monarchy. It was this nativity‚ which resulted in the collapse of the Russian monarchy and spending the last months of his life under house arrest as a political prisoner with an armed guard watching
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What role did Nicholas II play in his own downfall? Nicholas II played‚ by far the biggest role in his downfall as the Tsar of Russia. Certain aspects of his behaviour definitely contributed to bringing down the Russian empire‚ however most of these qualities were not weaknesses in character but qualities associated with poor leadership. By weakness‚ I mean being easily influenced and controlled by others. Nicholas was a firm believer in autocracy and was virtually unmoveable in this belief. This
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strike to increase wages and by the end of the war and a new government emerged following Nicholas II abdication. The already delicate domestic political situation in Russia would be imperiled by Nicholas II’s personal affiliation with the military wealth of his country. Any other military commander could be blamed for a disaster and then dismissed‚ but by taking personal command the Emperor would now take personal as well as political responsibility for all military failures. The crumbling of the Russian
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How serious were the problems facing Tsar Nicholas II from 1894 to 1905? The 1905 revolution was the final concentrated outburst of domestic opposition‚ and highlighted that the regime of Tsar Nicholas II had many very serious problems. The problems he faced were not only from the peasantry and the rapidly expanding urban workforce (Industrial workers) but also from the educated middle class who were no longer willing to work towards the Tsars regime as it caused too many problem for its people
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To what extent was Tsar Nicholas II responsible for the outbreak of the Russian Revolution in 1917 It was the political naivete and extreme obstinance of Tsar Nicholas II that led to the outbreak of the Russian Revolution . Some aspects of the Tsar’s behaviour definitely contributed to the fall of Russia ‚ however lots of these qualities were not weaknesses in his character‚ but rather poor leadership qualities . Some of the causes included Tsar Nicholas II’s autocratic rulership‚ the socio-economic
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