The following historical inquiry looks at the key reasons for the fall of the Romanovs dynasty in Russia. The issue will be discussed, as it is one of the most important events during the 20th century in Russia. "It is history that provides a stimulating new approach to an understanding of pre-Revolutionary Russia." (Sydney Harcave). The royal family reigned for over 300 years, and suddenly came to the end in 1917; the year when the last Russian emperor Nicholas II and his family were cruelly killed in Ekaterinburg. Being the last of the tsars, Nicholas II should be considered the most when discussing reasons for the fall of the Romanov's. This paper looks at the evens that took place during Nicholas" rule, which accumulatively lead to his abdication. The two sources that were mostly used are Years of the Golden Cockerel and The Fall of the Romanovs. .
Factual Summary of Events.
The image of Nicholas II that dominates historical memory is of a weak and witless ruler, ill equipped to cope with the challenges of bringing Russia into the modern age (Steinberg, 1995, p.30). Nicholas" father, Alexander III had closed the door to any new reforms and imposed a temporary and deceiving air of calm that was to last for a brief period after his death (Harcave, 1968, p.300). During that time, Nicholas, as well as responsible men at all levels of the bureaucracy, accepted as reality the illusion that his father had bequeathed him a well-ordered realm (Ibid). For a few years of Nicholas reign a lot of things continued to go well for Russia because of programs continued from the previous reign. The one undertaken by Minister of Finance Witte (monetary reforms, including the establishment of the gold standard), by far the most ambitious, was producing a particularly impressive lot of benefits. For a little while the industry was booming. The richness of the country!.
's natural resources was finally being realized; both foreign and domestic trades were showing healthy results.
