Romanov dynasty
Imperial Russian rulers
The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 until the 1917 revolution.
Michael Romanov became tsar after a period of political chaos, and the dynasty produced rulers including Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
The last tsar, Nicholas II, abdicated during the revolution; he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks the following year.
- Time of TroublesRussian political chaos period
- Nicholas IILast imperial Russian ruler
- autocracyRule by one
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- RasputinSiberian mystic, imperial influence
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Romanov dynastyBolsheviks
Lenin's revolutionary party
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