The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs ... have been happier as a country squire, devoted to his family. But he was cursed with an unshakeable belief that ...

Tsar Nicholas II, the head of the tragic Romanov family, commissioned the ornate building not only to honor the late tsarevich but also to accommodate the religious needs of the city's growing ...

Tsar Nicholas II was unable to rule effectively ... it led inevitably to disaster for the monarchy and for Russia. The imperial family was brought into disrepute as the Tsarina fell under the ...