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Who was Saint Nicholas? The historical background of a holiday iconAs the tale goes, during the forum, Nicholas lost his temper during a debate with “a certain Arian” and slapped him across the face — an act which caused Roman Emperor Constantine I to strip ...
When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...
Marco Polo (1254--1324) is likely the most famous merchant who ever lived. Even small children know his name, thanks to the ...
Today is the 94th anniversary of the murders of Tsar Nicholas, the last monarch of Russia, and his family at the hands of the Bolsheviks. I had never thought much about this crime, nor of the ...
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Tsar Nicholas II's Chilling EndFrom the moment he was crowned Tsar, his reign was an utter catastrophe. Trump-appointed judge rejects administration’s ‘emergency’ claim on birthright citizenship A rare split opened ...
This is how Russian Emperor Nicholas II reacted to troubling news delivered by Chairman of the State Duma Mikhail Rodzianko, who on Feb. 26, according to the Old Style calendar (March 11 ...
It was a tranquil spot, undisturbed by the revolution; then, too, it boasted a comfortable Governor's Palace which had been prepared for the ex-Tsar and his family. But why, asks Nicholas Sokolov ...
In January 1917, the Russian empire is still governed by the all-powerful Tsar Nicholas II -- one man, answerable only to God, who rules more than 170 million people. The Tsar's armies have grown ...
Her son Paul I restored the succession of oldest sons to the throne, which continued through Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last tsar. Alexander III (ruled 1881 Ü 1894) began a web of ...
The Empire did not have an elected parliament (until 1905) and there were no elections for positions in the government. There were no legal or constitutional methods by which Tsarist power could ...
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