5 Quotes About Tsar Nicholas Ii

The Russian tsar Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia before the October Revolution. Nicholas was married to Empress Alexandra, who he had two daughters with. Nicholas was a very powerful man and well respected in his time. In addition to being married, Nicholas was also known as an avid hunter, especially of tigers Read more

He became the Tsar on the death of his father, Alexander III of Russia. He held the title until his abdication in 1917.

I'll pretend, I tell myself. Pretending is safer than believing.
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I'll pretend, I tell myself. Pretending is safer than believing. Sarah Miller
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My sisters and I sit together on a pair of suitcases. If we've forgotten anything, it's already too late -- our rooms have all been sealed and photographed. Anyway, Tatiana would say it's bad luck to return for something you've forgotten. Sarah Miller
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Maria cries unashamedly on my shoulder while I whisper and pet her cheek, but Anastasia grips my other hand and stares fiercely back at our Alexander Palace with her wet blue eyes until it is no more than a lemon-colored speck against the sunrise. Sarah Miller
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Peter, who broke his enemies on the rack and hanged them in Red Square, who had his son tortured to death, is Peter the Great. But Nicholas, whose hand was lighter than that of any tsar before him, is "Bloody Nicholas". In human terms, this is irony rich and dramatic, the more so because Nicholas knew what he was called. Robert K. Massie