Question

Explain the autocratic rule of tsar Nicolas 2

Answer 1

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. The young Nicholas could not have been less like his father: he was short, shy and softly-spoken, by all accounts a good student of above average intelligence but hardly imposing or intimidating. Those who met the young Tsarevich described him as pleasant and likeable but otherwise unremarkable – hardly the traits of a man ordained by God to rule Russia. As a youth Nicholas had joined the imperial cavalry and attained the rank of colonel. Nicholas also had the opportunity to travel widely, at one stage suffering an assault by a Japanese national while visiting Asia, leaving him with bitter feelings towards Japan.