Nicholas II of Russia


 

Nicholas II of Russia ( 18 May 186817 July 1918){{fn|1}} was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. He ruled from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917. It is said that Nicholas proved unequal to the combined tasks of managing a country in political turmoil and commanding its army in the largest international war to date. His rule ended with the Russian Revolution, during which he and his family were murdered by Bolsheviks, in 1918.

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18 May - 1868 - 17 July - 1918 - Emperor - Russia - 1894 - Abdication - 1917 - Russian Revolution

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Nicholas's full name was Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (in Russian ??????? ????????????? ???????). His official title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias.{{fn|2}}

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Romanov - Russian

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Introduction
Family background and early life
Nicholas as quasi-constitutional monarch
Tsarevich Alexei's illness
The Great War
Revolution and abdication
Execution
Rumours of Imperial Family survivors
Sainthood
Further reading
External links
Footnotes

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