Iluvbertie
Imperial Majesty
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I don't blame Alexandra - she was a sympton but not the cause.
I blame the reactionary Tsars that preceeded Alexander II and then even more reactionary Alexander III who rather than allow the people some say crushed the life out of them but gave rise to the extremist views that eventually toppled Nicholas.
Nicholas inherited a system that was broken and when given a chance to fix it did too little too late and even then took back what little he did give. He was badly raised and badly advised but in the end he made the decisions and so he, and his family, perished.
To me you have to ask - would this same situation have occurred if Nicholas had married someone different and I think it would - would it have ended differently - maybe - if the wife had been a visionary who could guide Nicholas down a path that was alien to his family and his upbringing. Was there such a princess around in the 1890s like a Vicky (The Princess Royal) in the 1850s - I don't think so.
I blame the reactionary Tsars that preceeded Alexander II and then even more reactionary Alexander III who rather than allow the people some say crushed the life out of them but gave rise to the extremist views that eventually toppled Nicholas.
Nicholas inherited a system that was broken and when given a chance to fix it did too little too late and even then took back what little he did give. He was badly raised and badly advised but in the end he made the decisions and so he, and his family, perished.
To me you have to ask - would this same situation have occurred if Nicholas had married someone different and I think it would - would it have ended differently - maybe - if the wife had been a visionary who could guide Nicholas down a path that was alien to his family and his upbringing. Was there such a princess around in the 1890s like a Vicky (The Princess Royal) in the 1850s - I don't think so.