The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs. He never asked or wanted to be tsar of Russia, and there is no evidence that he relished a position he inherited ...

A new exhibition spotlights Natalia Pavlovna Paley, the granddaughter of a czar. She built a new life for herself in France and the U.S., appearing in films and on the pages of glossy magazines ...

Since the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Nicholas II, he can also be named “the richest saint in history.” The Tsar, however, was not as wealthy as many believe, and we’ll explain why.

A portrait depicts Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra a year before they were crowned Tsar and Tsaritsa. This is part of the exhibit, Last Days of the Last Tsar, currently on display, at the Holy ...

Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar, was a peculiar and quirky man who had a major dark side.

News about Nicholas II, Czar of Russia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

From the moment he was crowned Tsar, his reign was an utter catastrophe. Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes spending bill Powerful Tugboats Pull Massive $13 Billion US ...

In his newly released book, “The Last Tsar: the Abdication of Nicholas II and the End of the Romanovs” (Basic Books), author Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, an emeritus professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, ...

Tsar Nicholas ll and his children Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, and Tsarevich Alexei aboard their royal yacht in 1911.

15 March 1917 - Tsar Nicholas II steps aside, paving the way for Russian women to get the vote. As Women’s History Month continues, we look at how Tsar Nicholas II of Russia’s abdication on ...

The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs By Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Basic Books 560 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.