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Bookmark or Share- Pyotr Durnovo's 1914 memorandum to Tsar Nicholas II of RussiaBasically, Pyotr Durnovo (a prominent pre-World War I Imperial Russian politician and government official) wrote a memorandum to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in early 1914, several months before World War I broke out. This memorandum ended up being extremely accurate in regards to many events which occurred after this memorandum was written.
- How did Wilhelm II react to the death of Nicholas II?Nicholas II and his family were killed in July 1918. Wilhelm II was still the Emperor of Germany at the time. I wondered: what was his reaction to the Tsar's murder? Sure, their countries were at war but Wilhelm and Nicholas were cousins and had even written letters to each other (the known Willy-Nicky correspondence).
- Tsar Nicholas II as a commander | History Forum - historum.comA major consequence of the political recriminations following the Great Retreat was Nicholas II's decision in August 1915 to assume responsibilities of Sumpreme Commander...The officer corps apparently approved of Nicholas's decision. A crucial element in this support was the appointment of General M.V. Alekseev as Chief of Staff.
- Do you think Nicholas II of Russia were all bad? - History ForumOrlando Figes further states that through his education, Nicholas II had all the talents and charms of an English public schoolboy. He danced gracefully, rode beautifully, was a very good shot, and excelled in several sports.He spoke English like an Oxford professor, and French and German well.----His cousin and boyhood friend Grand Duke ...
- What if Alexander II had not been assassinated? | History ForumAs you probably know both Alex III and Nicholas II opposed and reversed his policies. I would say there was a very small window of opportunity during Nicholas' reign where some kind of a working democratic government could be salvaged. Even then it would of been extremely fragile. Oh, Nicholas.....(sigh) What a knucklehead.
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