Was the fall of Tsar Nicholas II inevitable?

Tsar Nicholas II was an extremely weak leader who inherited an extremely volatile empire. His cousin (and brother-in-law) Sandro has stated that the premature death of Alexander III (Nicholas’s father) brought the inevitable revolution forward by 25 years. read more

Nicholas II or Nikolai II (Russian: Николай II Алекса́ндрович, tr. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known as Saint Nicholas II of Russia in the Russian Orthodox Church, was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. read more

On 22 March 1917, Nicholas, no longer a monarch and addressed with contempt by the sentries as "Nicholas Romanov", was reunited with his family at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo. He was placed under house arrest with his family by the Provisional Government, surrounded by guards and confined to their quarters. read more