How was Tsar Nicholas II involved in the Russian Revolution?

Emperor Nicolas the II was a #1 enemy of all types of Russian Revolutioneers . They killed some relatives of him, who held more-or-less important positions in the country. They tried to assassinate him several times since 1905. read more

Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, had neither the qualities or the desire to rule imperial Russia. Born in Tsarskoye Selo in 1868, Nicholas was the eldest son of Alexander III, the fearsome tsar who had reimposed autocracy and oppression on the Russian empire after the murder of Alexander II. read more

Nicholas II was born on May 6, 1868 (from the Julian calendar, which was used in Russia until 1918) in Pushkin, Russia. He inherited the throne when his father, Alexander III, died in 1894. Although he believed in autocracy, he was eventually forced to create an elected legislature. read more