Nikolaus II. von Russland (1868-1918)
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- Name (English)
- Nikolaus II. von Russland
- Short name
- Nicholas II of Russia
- Year of birth
- 1868
- Year of death
- 1918
- Short Description
- "Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov[d] (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer[e], was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He gave limited support to the economic and political reforms promoted by top aides Sergei Witte and Pyotr Stolypin, but they faced too much aristocratic opposition to be fully effective. He supported modernization based on foreign loans and close ties with France. He resisted giving the new parliament (the Duma) major roles. He insisted he ruled by God´s grace and was loath to negotiate or compromise. He was ridiculed as Nicholas the Bloody by his enemies due to the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the violent suppression of the 1905 Russian Revolution, the repression of political opponents, and his perceived responsibility for defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). His memory was reviled by Soviet historians as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions led to military defeats and the deaths of millions of his subjects. By contrast Anglo-Russian historian Nikolai Tolstoy, leader of the International Monarchist League, says, "There were many bad things about the tsar´s regime, but he inherited an autocracy and his acts are now being seen in perspective and in comparison to the terrible crimes committed by the Soviets."" - (en.wikipedia.org 31.10.2019)
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- pik
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Medaille, Zar Nikolai II.
Die Medaille zeigt Avers: Das...
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Souvenirbecher vom Chodynkafeld
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Ausstellung "Der Zarenbesuch auf dem Kühkopf" in Guntershausen
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Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden (russisch)
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Image: Gerda und Klaus Tschira Stiftung - CC BY-NC-ND
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