In July of 1918, Nicholas II -- the last tsar of Russia -- was murdered, and the killer is still unknown to this day. The historical fiction novel, The Kitchen Boy, displays Robert Zimmerman’s hypothesis on the the events that transpired on July 16th, 1918. The Russian commoners rebuke the tsar for the way in which he is running the government. These civilians demonstrate their anger through rioting in the streets. Using these historical events, Zimmerman exemplifies a myriad of accuracies and inaccuracies about the life and death of Nicholas II.
The novel presents many accuracies about the life of the Nicholas II. Zimmerman accurately displays Nicholas as a wonderful husband, father, and boss. For example, Nicholas always shows Leonka compassion …show more content…
Zimmerman demonstrates this care for his loved ones in countless ways. For example, Nicholas always checks on his family in moments of terror and rarely on the people of the nation, “‘You see, my love. As you've always said, after the rain, Sun. After the darkness, Light. And after the illness, Health. We mustn't give up faith,’ said the tsar” (Alexander, 2003). This quote shows how the tsar gave his family hope, even in the darkest of times; therefore, he cheers his wretched family up, by making them believe that everything would get better and be okay in the end. Despite being a great father, he was a horrific tsar to the common people of Russia. The commoners referred to him as Bloody Nicholas, for a plethora of civilians died by his hand. When Russia entered World War I, Tsar Nicholas effectively destroyed the lives of millions of Russians under his rule in the Monarchy (Alexander, 2003). Zimmerman demonstrates Nicholas’s horrible leadership abilities through the tremendous amount of casualties felt by the Russian public and while Nicholas lost many battles. Many citizens blamed the tsar for
The novel presents many accuracies about the life of the Nicholas II. Zimmerman accurately displays Nicholas as a wonderful husband, father, and boss. For example, Nicholas always shows Leonka compassion …show more content…
Zimmerman demonstrates this care for his loved ones in countless ways. For example, Nicholas always checks on his family in moments of terror and rarely on the people of the nation, “‘You see, my love. As you've always said, after the rain, Sun. After the darkness, Light. And after the illness, Health. We mustn't give up faith,’ said the tsar” (Alexander, 2003). This quote shows how the tsar gave his family hope, even in the darkest of times; therefore, he cheers his wretched family up, by making them believe that everything would get better and be okay in the end. Despite being a great father, he was a horrific tsar to the common people of Russia. The commoners referred to him as Bloody Nicholas, for a plethora of civilians died by his hand. When Russia entered World War I, Tsar Nicholas effectively destroyed the lives of millions of Russians under his rule in the Monarchy (Alexander, 2003). Zimmerman demonstrates Nicholas’s horrible leadership abilities through the tremendous amount of casualties felt by the Russian public and while Nicholas lost many battles. Many citizens blamed the tsar for