The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs. He never asked or wanted to be tsar of Russia, and there is no evidence that he relished a position he inherited ...

Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar, was a peculiar and quirky man who had a major dark side. 1. He was a passive student to a brilliant education . ...

Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and five children were canonized as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000 for "putting moral ideas above their crown." Americans may be perplexed by this because ...

Since the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Nicholas II, he can also be named “the richest saint in history.” The Tsar, however, was not as wealthy as many believe, and we’ll explain why.

Russia’s Federal Investigative Committee says the criminal investigation into the murder of Tsar Nicholas II, his family, and entourage — reopened in 2015 — will review the theory that it may have ...

In his newly released book, “The Last Tsar: the Abdication of Nicholas II and the End of the Romanovs” (Basic Books), author Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, an emeritus professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, ...

Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed in 1918. The shot was recovered from scene of the 1905 'shooting' by a Russian duke who had been standing next to the Tsar at the time.

In a brutal killing, Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra, their children and four royal staff members were murdered in the cellar of a house in Yekaterinburg in 1918.

Tsar Nicholas II's Chilling End. Posted: February 19, 2025 | Last updated: February 19, 2025. From the moment he was crowned Tsar, his reign was an utter catastrophe.

Tsar Nicholas II’s Last Shipment of Booze Recovered From the Baltic Sea Salvagers hope that some of the 900 bottles of cognac and Benedictine are still drinkable . Jason Daley - Correspondent.