By the time Nicholas left Mogliev, his authority had already collapsed as military regiments joined the demonstrations. He made changes to the draft document provided by the Duma representatives, however, abdicating on behalf of not only himself but also his year-old haemophiliac son, Alexei. Nicholas feared that he would be separated from his ailing son and that the child would be used a figurehead to legitimize the new government.
A new Russian government, which would become known as the Provisional Government, was taking shape. Since succeeding to the throne in , Nicholas had endured numerous crises and challenges to his authority, including defeat in the Russo-Japanese war of and the political upheaval that followed the Bloody Sunday massacre of Whenever Nicholas came into conflict with the Duma, which he would repeatedly, he would dismiss the representatives and call for new elections.
This time, however, he was unable to dismiss the Duma. In Pskov, Nicholas received telegrams from his generals imploring him to abdicate for the sake of the war effort. From Pskov, the czar issued a manifesto announcing his abdication, citing the interests of the military.
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This Day In History. Every general who received the telegram, expressed their consent. At first, Nicholas abdicated in favor of his son, with Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich serving as a regent. But the same day, Nicholas changed the abdication in favor of Mikhail Alexandrovich only. Nicholas feared that if his son inherited the throne, they would be separated. So he abdicated for himself and his son as well. One of two original copies of the Act were given to Vasiliy Shulgin and Alexander Guchkov, the representatives of the soon to be formed Provisional Government that came to Pskov.
All around is treason, and cowardice, and deceit! Nicholas had plans that after the abdication, he would take his family to Great Britain, and later return and live in the Crimea to bring up his children. Obviously, Nicholas was either delusional about the situation or had additional information or some hopeful promises from Europe. Nicholas headed from Pskov to Mogilev, where he learned that his brother Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich had not accepted the throne.
On the afternoon of March 3 in St. Petersburg, after consultation with future members of the Provisional Government, including Alexander Kerensky, he had decided to sign the Act of non-acceptance of the throne. On March 4th, , power in Russia was taken by the Provisional Government. But as we already know, that never happened. As Nicholas arrived in Tsarskoye Selo, he too was arrested. But eventually he and his family were taken to Yekaterinburg, where they were executed.
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Unaware of the event, Nicholas II and Alexandra were all smiles as they went on to celebrate the coronation at a ball. In the couple gave birth to a second daughter, Tatiana. She was followed by a third, named Maria, in and a fourth, named Anastasia , in In Alexandra gave birth to the longed-for male heir, Alexei. Desperate to find an effective treatment for Alexei, Nicholas II and Alexandra even went so far as to let the monk Rasputin hypnotize the boy. The emperor proved such a devoted family man that his journal entries, which were meant to log official affairs of state, instead focused on the everyday goings-on of his wife and kids.
But, in the s, as Russia experienced economic growth, it began to expand its industry into the Far East. In , construction on the Trans-Siberian railroad had begun, connecting Russia with the Pacific Coast. As a result, Japan felt increasingly threatened. In , Japan attacked Russia. By the spring of , his fleet was decimated in the Battle of Tsushima. The demonstrators appealed to Nicholas II to improve working conditions and establish a popular assembly.
In reaction, indignant workers throughout Russia went on strike. Although he believed himself to be an absolute ruler as ordained by God, Nicholas II was eventually forced to concede to creating an elected legislature, called the Duma. Despite this concession, Nicholas II still stubbornly continued to resist government reform, included those suggested by the newly elected minister of the interior, Peter Stolypin. In response, Nicholas II appointed himself commander-in-chief, so he could take direct control of the military from Grand Duke Nicholas, against the advice of his ministers.
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