Nicholas II
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Czar Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father, Alexander III, in 1894, but he was not crowned Czar until the traditional year-long period of morning had passed in May, 1896 (Tsar 1). Though he was an emperor with the best intentions, Nicholas II was a weak ruler who was dominated by others, including his wife. His policies were firmly based on the autocratic ones of his father. His wife, Alexandra, bore him five children of whom only one was male. Alexis, the son, was a hemophiliac and Nicholas and Alexandria were prone to become vulnerable to all kinds of religious fanatics and quacks in an attempt to find a cure for their son. One of these was the infamous Siberian monk Grigory Rasputin, who many believe dominated Nicholas in terms of policy. Under Nicholas’ reign, autocracy, oppression and police control were the order of the day. Because of this totalitarian approach, terrorist acts grew during his leadership. One of his biggest opponents, Vladimir Lenin, directed a socialist movement against him, one which would lead to the Bolshevik Revolution and the institution of Communism in Russia. Unlike many Czars before him, Nicholas and Alexandra were deeply in love, even though Alexander III only reluctantly approved his marriage to the unpopular German princess. He felt his wife should be someone who would make a much better political alliance than did Alexandra. Nic
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reform were rejected, but in something that would become quite significant they were adopted by the socialist movement groups. This would cause a revolution in 1905 when thousands of laborers were lead into a demonstration by a revolutionary priest. When the demonstrators marched on the Winter Palace, they were immediately met by gunfire from imperial troops. This set off a revolution in which strikes and riots broke out across industrialized sections of Russia. Thus, domestic and foreign strife ruled the day and Nicholas promised he would institute a representative assembly or Duma. These efforts were in vain as Russia would be defeated by Japan and civil unrest continued to increase. Nicholas was perceived as a failure, “It was very hard for him to distinguish his own views of what was right and wrong for Russia. Although he was not an unintelligent man, he was hesitant to draw his own conclusions. He often pondered on important issues. Lacking political knowledge and instinct, he was rarely sure how to handle the affairs of state. He was though of as weak and very contradictory. It was difficult to relate to his mentality and follow his leadership” (Czar 2).
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