What is Nicholas II’s place in Russian history?
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the last Tsar
With him centuries of tsarist rule came to an end.
💡 Did you know? Russia then became the Soviet Union.
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Which event brought down Nicholas II in 1917?
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the Russian Revolution
War, hunger and unrest forced him to abdicate.
💡 Did you know? Soon after, the Bolsheviks under Lenin seized power.
Which dynasty ended with Nicholas II after over 300 years?
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the Romanovs
They had ruled Russia since 1613.
💡 Did you know? Their end was as bloody as it was sudden.
Which mysterious holy man gained influence at the imperial court?
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Rasputin
He alone seemed able to help the sick heir.
💡 Did you know? His influence and his murder in 1916 shook the court’s standing.
From which hereditary disease did Nicholas’s son and heir Alexei suffer?
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from haemophilia
The disease came from the family of Queen Victoria.
💡 Did you know? Worry over their son made the parents dependent on Rasputin.
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