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1868–1918 Russia
Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May 1868 (Old Style) – 17 July 1918) was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. He died along with his family at the hands of Bolshevik revolutionaries, becoming a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Is it possible that for twenty-two years I tried to act for the best and that for twenty-two years it was all a mistake?
Is it possible that for 22 years I tried to act for the best and that for 22 years it was all a mistake?
For this reason we, in agreement with the State Duma, think it best to abdicate the throne of the Russian State and to lay down the Supreme Power.
I will preserve the principle of Autocracy as firmly and unflinchingly as my late father.
That fat Rodzianko has again sent me some nonsense to which I will not even reply.
I shall not consider the possibility of any resignation.
He [Rasputin] is just a good, religious, simple-minded Russian. When in trouble or assailed by doubts, I like to have a talk with him, and I invariably feel at peace with myself afterward.
I believe that you, each and all, in your place can sustain this Heaven-sent trial and that we all, beginning with myself, will fulfill our duty to the end. Great is the God of our Russian land!
As long as I live, I will never trust that man (Witte) again with the smallest thing. I had quite enough with last year’s experiment. It is still like a nightmare to me.
I solemnly swear that I will not make peace as long as only one enemy remains on Russian soil. (From a statement at the time of the coronation, May 26, 1896).
I shall never, under any circumstances, agree to a representative form of government because I consider it harmful to the people whom God has entrusted to my care.
Rioting and disturbances in the capitals and in many localities of Our Empire fill Our heart with great and heavy grief. The well-being of the Russian Sovereign is inseparable from the national well-being; the national sorrow is His sorrow.
I am not prepared to be Tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the business of ruling. I even have no idea how to talk to the ministers.
The year 1916 was cursed; 1917 will surely be better!
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