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Alexandra: the wife of Nicholas II was born
Alexandra Fyodorovna, was Empress consort of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of the Russian Empire -
Pre-Revolutionary Russia
Nicholas II became tsar in 1884 -
Alexis: Alexandra's Son
Alexei was born on 12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 in Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. He was the youngest of five children and the only son born to Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. -
The Revolution of 1905
Rapid growth of (discontented) working class -
Conservatism Continues:1905-1917
Tsar paid no attention to the Duma; it was harassed and political parties suppressed – only token land reform was passed -
Conservatism Continues:1905-1917
Nicholas was personally a very weak man; he became increasingly remote as a ruler -
World War I: “The Last Straw”
the begining of World War 1. When war began -
World War I
War revealed the ineptitude and arrogance of the country’s aristocratic elite -
Battle of Tannenberg
massive defeat at hands of Hindenburg and Ger -
The Collapse of the Imperial Government
Alexandra and Rasputin throw the government into chaos
Alexandra and other high government officials accused of treason -
Rasputin assassinated
He particularly influenced the czarina, and when Nicholas departed to lead Russian forces in World War I, Rasputin effectively ruled Russia through her. In the early hours of December 30, 1916, a group of nobles lured Rasputin to Yusupovsky Palace, where they attempted to poison him. -
the march revolution
The February Revolution (March 1917) was a revolution focused around Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg), then capital of Russia. In the chaos, members of the Imperial parliament or Duma assumed control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional Government -
The Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution – November 1917. Following the March Revolution, in November 1917 Russia got the world's first communist government. Lead by Lenin, communists took over the vital city of St Petrograd and removed the Provisional Government from power -
Alexandra: WIfe of Nicholas II death
the death of nicholas wife and mother of Alexis -
World War I Ends
The end of the long war
