The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs. He never asked or wanted to be tsar of Russia, ...

Over the years there have been a number of claims from women claiming to be the long-lost Russian princess including Anna ...

He had devoted his life to serving his master - and, even in the face of certain death, that loyalty never ... younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II, Johnson had known he faced execution as ...

In all its calculated horror Prince Felix Yussupov, cousin by marriage to Tsar Nicholas II, tells in a book Rasputin ... that of a host encompassing the death of his guest.” ...

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. From the ...

came to an end when Nicholas II promised reforms, including the adoption of a Russian constitution and the establishment of an elected legislature. However, once order was restored, the czar nullified ...

When it came to ruling his empire, the Tsar was a dogmatic decision maker ... career is not nearly as tragic as the end of Nicholas II’s. About the Author Dr. Alexandria Fanjoy Silver has ...