The death of Nicholas’s father, Alexander iii, was the beginning of the end of the Romanov dynasty of Russia as well as the last Tsar of Russia. Nicholas ii, took over his father’s throne in 1894. He had very little knowledge of government and lacked leadership skills which led to his removal from power in 1917. For example, Nicholas was “‘not prepared to be a Tsar. [He] never wanted to become one [and] know[s] nothing of the business ruling”’(Nicholas ii). In addition, Nicholas, his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna, and their children were later assassinated because people were thirsty for change and on top of that were outbreaks of wars that tore down the greatness of Russia . Ironically, he believed that “he derived his authority from God, to
