tsardom .ೃ࿐ Flashcards
What is a tsar?
The Russian equivalent to king
At the beginning of his short lived reign, What type of leader was Tsar Nicholas II ?
An absolute/autocratic leader, as his father had been.
What was the name of Tsar Nicholas II wife and where was she from?
Tsarina Alexandra and she was German
Why was it a bad decision for Nicholas to declare himself an absolute leader?
there had already been rising hate towards autocracy and the monarchy as it previous leaders had not been beneficial nor fair and didnt make positive changes to Russian society, basically they had no good impact and just made life harder
What was Nicholas considered to be?
A paranoid and incompetent leader
What nicknames did Nicholas hold?
Bloody Nicholas and Nicholas the hangman, made because of the large number of deaths that he had caused when his people where against him basically
