Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, ca. 1898. Photo: Heritage Images/Getty Images More than a century after the Russian Revolution, the downfall of the Romanov dynasty continues to fascinate and enthrall.

The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs. He never asked or wanted to be tsar of Russia, and there is no evidence that he relished a position he inherited ...

But as Tsuyoshi Hasegawa stresses in his new study of Nicholas’s abdication, The Last Tsar, nothing could be further from the truth. 1 Wise, or even mediocre, leadership could have preserved the ...

In 1917, the British king George V (1865-1936) decided to break relations with his two cousins, German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and Russian Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918).

On July 17, 1918, the reigning members of Russia's last ruling royal family, the Romanovs—Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia ...

1 Nicholas II and his wife, ... 2 Tsar Nicholas II wading on the rocky shore of Finland. After the early death of his father, he confided to a friend, "I am not yet ready to be tsar.

Tsar Nicholas II's Chilling End. Posted: February 19, 2025 | Last updated: February 19, 2025. From the moment he was crowned Tsar, ... Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife gifts $19billion of fortune in ...

Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were victims of political repression and should be rehabilitated. The rehabilitation has long been demanded by imperial ...

The canonisation of Tsar Nicholas II and his family by the Russian Orthodox Church comes amid growing popular nostalgia for the Romanov family, who were slain by Bolsheviks 82 years ago. Increasing ...