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    Nicholas II

    Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917

    For other uses, see Nicholas II (disambiguation).

    In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Romanov.

    Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov;[d] 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. He marriedAlix of Hesse (later Alexandra Feodorovna) and had children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia—collectively known as the OTMA sisters—and the tsesarevichAlexei Nikolaevich.

    During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted by his prime ministers, Sergei Witte and Pyotr Stolypin. He advocated modernisation based on foreign loans and close ties with France, but resisted giving the new parliament (the Duma) major roles. Ultim

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    The Tsar and the President: Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln

    An online lecture by Marilyn Swezey

    Tsar Alexander II and President Lincoln both profoundly influenced the destinies of their respective nations. What were relations like between the autocratic ruler of a centuries-old empire and the elected president of a young democracy?

    Marilyn Swezey examines the relationship of these two national leaders, their cordial correspondence, their parallel endeavors and their common tragic fate.

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    About the Speaker

    Marilyn Swezey is an independent research scholar, writer and curator specializing in Russian cultural history and decorative arts. She was curator of The Tsar and the President: Alexander II and
    Abraham Lincoln, an exhibition in the US and Russia in 2008-2009 for the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation based in Washington, DC. She has also curated additional exhibitions on the art of Faberge and the life of Nicholas II and his family. Swezey is 

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    Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

    July 9, 2019
    "Nicholas asked for chairs so that his wife and son could sit while they waited. Yurovsky ordered three chairs brought and Alexandra took one. Nicholas took another, using his arm and shoulder to support Alexis, who lay back across the third chair. Behind their mother stood the four girls and Dr. Botkin, the valet Trupp, the cook Kharitonov and Demidova, the Empress's parlormaid. Demidova carried two pillows, one of which she placed in the chair behind the Empress's back. The other pillow she clutched tightly. Inside, sewed deep into the feathers, was a box containing a collection of the Imperial jewels. When all were assembled, Yurovsky reentered the room, followed bygd his entire Cheka squad carrying revolvers. He stepped forward and declared quickly, 'Your relations have tried to bevara you. They have failed and we must now shoot you...'"
    - Robert K. Massie, Nicholas and Alexandra

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