What do Russians think of Nicholas II of Russia?

Officially, Russia is a successor of a Tsar Russia, so Nicholas II is a Russian ruler, and, given the Russian rule of thumb that “official powers are sacred” Russian officials tend to not criticize him, but also not give an accent on the revolution of 1917. 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

For the contemporary Russian semi-official press, the victory in World War II and Stalin's role are much more important than the economic progress during Nicholas II's era. The image of Nicholas conveyed by this semi-official press is now only one of many of the predecessors of Putin's “enlightened despotism”. read more