Tsar Nicholas II: The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty

The fall of the Romanov Dynasty was, in large part, due to the inadequacy and ineptitude of Tsar Nicholas II, who triggered; social, political and economic discontent, and hence, brought about his own downfall. He played a key role in the declination of his empire and thereby induced his own deposition through; his inability to lead effectively as a sovereign, as he didn’t possess the necessary character traits to rule and was determined to maintain his autocracy. Another contribution to this (his downfall), was his involvement in WWI, due to its disastrous effects on his government. These factors were instrumental in the ruination of Nicholas II and are part of the role he played in his own downfall.
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The main issue regarding the event of WWI is the Tsar’s ill-conceived decision to “take supreme command of the active forces” as Commander-in-Chief, against the advice of his ministers, seeing as from that moment all military disasters would be directly associated with him. This decision, contrary to popular belief, was catastrophic not as a result of the Tsar’s military inexperience, since he had previous experience in the military, but as result of his decision to leave the Tsarina in charge of the running of the government and his successive ignorance concerning the issues and problems faced by his people. Although the Tsar saw this action as being, “for the good of the State,” and a “necessity” to ensure the safety of Russia, it did quite the opposite and was one of the main short-term causes of his downfall, as by leaving the capital he became oblivious to the sufferings of his people and entrusted the Tsarina to govern in his stead which, as predicted, had a devastating impact on Russia as she was inexperienced and distrusted by the people of Russia. This decision led to the people’s consequent loss of hope in the Tsar and his government and triggered outbreaks of violent