Nicholas II
Final Russian emperor
Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia, reigning from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917.
His rule saw military defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, the 1905 Revolution, and Russia's disastrous involvement in World War I.
The Bolsheviks executed him and his family in 1918.
His reign has become synonymous with autocratic inflexibility in the face of mounting crisis.
- Romanov dynastyRussia's final imperial house
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
- Bloody SundayViolent suppression of civilians
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
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