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    Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.

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  3. May 14, 2024 · Nicholas II, the last Russian emperor (1894–1917), whose autocratic but indecisive rule and disastrous military ventures led to the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917. He abdicated in 1917 but was killed, along with his wife, Alexandra, and their children, by the Bolsheviks the following year.

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  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russias role in World War I led to his abdication and execution. Updated: May 26, 2021

  5. Jan 22, 2020 · Updated on January 22, 2020. Nicholas II (May 18, 1868–July 17, 1918) was the last czar of Russia. He ascended to the throne following the death of his father in 1894. Woefully unprepared for such a role, Nicholas II has been characterized as a naïve and incompetent leader.

  6. The death of Alexander III on November 1 (October 20, Old Style), 1894, like that of Nicholas I nearly 40 years earlier, aroused widespread hopes of a milder regime and of social reforms. Nicholas II had neither the imposing physical presence nor the strong will of his father.

  7. Mar 13, 2017 · The Abdication of Nicholas II Left Russia Without a Czar for the First Time in 300 Years. Events in Saint Petersburg 100 years ago brought the end to the Romanov dynasty. Carolyn Harris....

  8. Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev was a Russian civil servant and conservative political philosopher, who served as tutor and adviser to the emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II. Nicknamed the “Grand Inquisitor,” he came to be the symbol of Russian monarchal absolutism.

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