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Who was the last tsar of russia who was forced to surrender his claim to rule?
Tsar Nicholas Romanov II.
What tsar was assassinated along with his whole family?
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, along with his wife, 5 children and 4 servants, was executed on June 17, 1917. Nicholas was the last tsar to rule the Russian Empire and the end of the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
Who was the ruler in Russia in 1914?
Nicholas II of Russia (18 May 1868- 17 July 1918) was the last crowned Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. 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 of 1917, after which he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks. Nicholas's full name was Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov. His official title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias.2 He is also known both as Nicholas the Martyr for having been murdered without trial and as Nicholas the Bloody for the tragic events during his coronation.
1How did Nicholas II feel about democracy?
When Nicholas was young he was tutored by Konstantin Pobedonostsev. Pobedonostsev taught Nicholas that autocracy was the only possible government for imperial Russia. Nicholas took his lessons to heart. When it came to Nicholas' reign (1894-1917) He was suspicious of any change and therefore, until forced to during the 1905 revolution, did not extend political rights of anybody in Russia for fear that his own posistion would be threatened. He had no interest in democracy, and thought an autocratic government was the only one by which to rule.
Why was the Russian Imperial family murdered?
If you are a revolutionary planning to seize control of a country and change everything that currently exists, you must eliminate the possibility of returning to the old ways. The only way to prevent a return to the autocratic rule of the Tsars was to eliminate them all, the Tsar, and all heirs and potential heirs to the throne. The killing of the Romanovs was a political necessity of the time if Russia was to become a "workers" state. Although it has been a point of debate ever since 1918, and many books have been written and movies made on the subject, it has now been conclusively proven by DNA evidence that Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, their four daughters and one son, and a number of other people, were all killed and the bodies burned. Fortunately, many of the Romanov relatives outside the immediate family escaped Russia to other countries where their descendants still live now. Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra and their five children were canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000, without opposition.
