In the year 1917, the war torn Russian Empire was falling to pieces, which led to the people leading a revolution that ended in the assassination of a terrible tyrant in 1918. Occurring nearly one hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Nicholas II, was killed by revolutionists after being held captive with his family for four months. He was dethroned by his people for ineffective military leadership, persecution of religious and political groups, and neglect to Russia’s people. The assassination of Czar Nicholas the II of Russia was just because he was a tyrannical ruler who often chose the worse possible scenarios for both Russia and her people; however, others may say that the killing of his entire family along with him was unjust. The Czar's
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He had his Minister of the Interior, who was Vyacheslav Plehve, secretly organize the Jewish Pogroms (Russian for the Disaster/Destruction). Plehve would also carry out the Czar’s orders to get rid of liberal newspapermen and conspirators against the crown. Nicholas also created the Duma in response to Bloody Sunday, but a majority of the power still rested with him. In reaction to founding the Duma, he created his own upper state council, which would contain members nominated by him. The Czar also retained the power to declare war, to control the church, and to dissolve the Duma. Nicholas would further worsen the situation by neglecting the first session of the Duma’s requests, and he would continue to dissolve the Duma in its entirety. After a while, he would continue by electing a new head of the Duma, Peter Stolypin, who leaned strongly towards the conservative side( the crown). Stolypin would create a new court system that made it easier to convict and arrest both Jews and political adversaries of the Czar. These factors also ties into the Czar’s major flaw during his lifetime, which was his neglect towards both Russia and her
He had his Minister of the Interior, who was Vyacheslav Plehve, secretly organize the Jewish Pogroms (Russian for the Disaster/Destruction). Plehve would also carry out the Czar’s orders to get rid of liberal newspapermen and conspirators against the crown. Nicholas also created the Duma in response to Bloody Sunday, but a majority of the power still rested with him. In reaction to founding the Duma, he created his own upper state council, which would contain members nominated by him. The Czar also retained the power to declare war, to control the church, and to dissolve the Duma. Nicholas would further worsen the situation by neglecting the first session of the Duma’s requests, and he would continue to dissolve the Duma in its entirety. After a while, he would continue by electing a new head of the Duma, Peter Stolypin, who leaned strongly towards the conservative side( the crown). Stolypin would create a new court system that made it easier to convict and arrest both Jews and political adversaries of the Czar. These factors also ties into the Czar’s major flaw during his lifetime, which was his neglect towards both Russia and her