As a result, Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra ... In 1916, Rasputin had already predicted his death in a letter he left behind before January 1. He also foretold that if the people ...

A brutal civil war followed, leading to the death of more than 10 million Russians – amongst them Tsar Nicholas II and his family, executed by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg in July 1918.

Tsarevitch Nicholas II at the time of his visit to Asia in 1891 His trip to Ceylon was part of ... Three years later, Nicholas became the Tsar following the death of his father in 1894. But he was ...

who continues to proclaim himself “Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias,” in succession to his assassinated cousin Tsar Nicholas II. & Last. Terrible Things! Ensconced at the Ritz ...

Karl Love The seven and a half-tonne granite monument was unveiled in Jubilee Park, East Cowes Tsar Nicholas II and his family visited nearby Barton Manor as guests of Edward VII in 1909 and the ...

Catherine ruled after his death and was succeeded by several ... which continued through Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last tsar. Alexander III (ruled 1881 Ü 1894) began a web of railroads ...

Tsar Nicholas II was unable to rule effectively. He made poor decisions that led to worsening relations with the government and increased hardship for civilians and soldiers alike. Nicholas ...

In January 1917, the Russian empire is still governed by the all-powerful Tsar Nicholas II -- one man ... By the time of his death in 1924, Lenin had created a one-party State and an elaborate ...