Summary:
Explains the events that led to the abdication and subsequent death of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Provides a brief biography of Tsar Nicholas and discusses Russia's participation in World War I.
Tsar Nicholas II, the eldest son of Alexander III, served as the last emperor of Russia from 1895 to 1917. He was crowned shortly after the death of his father in 1894. The beginning of his reign was overshadowed by a catastrophe on Kohdynskoe Field during his coronation day, where over a thousand spectators were trampled to death. In fact, many came to the conclusion that Nicholas II wasn't fit to be the Tsar; his father had died prematurely, leaving him unprepared to rule and control Russia in a time of major turmoil. Indeed, awaiting the recently crowned Tsar was a time of difficult decisions; the pressure of revolution was growing, stabilization of the international situation was required and deep domestic difficulties awaited him. The complex nature of these obstacles he had to overcome combined with.....
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