How far was Nicholas II responsible for the collapse of the tsarist regime?

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Girum Zerihun

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How far was Nicholas II responsible for the collapse of the tsarist regime?

For the duration of Tsarist autocracy, Russia was considered by far the most rampant of all European nations. Under indispensable law, the despotic Tsar would be the solitary power ruling over all of the Russian empire. Equipped with such an immense power, the ability for an individual Tsar to practice articulate policies and rule efficiently was critical to Russia’s survival. Under a coherent and an unwavering leader, one such as Alexander III, Russia had enough demeanor and agility to prosper as a nation. However the succession of his heir, Nicholas II   brought with it a ruler who proved to be both weak and indecisive. Nicholas’s faltering nature under mounting remonstration from the Russian public, allowed for the total disintegration of the tsarist regime, thus making Nicholas II entirely accountable for the dissolution of his tsarist establishment.

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Succeeding the assassination of Alexander III, a considerable number of liberal reformers and aggressive revolutionaries came into existence. Such reactions were stimulated partly due to the abrupt halt of the rapid industrialization that was undergone by Russia during the reign of Alexander III. In addition however Nicholas’s policies of tsarism and Russification shaped circumstances in which a large number of liberal and nationalistic groups were becoming gradually more aggravated (Tsarist Russia). Regardless of increasing police scrutiny, numerous well established opposition groups formed against the tsarist regime (history.com).

 In an endeavor to divert interest from domestic revolutions, Nicholas initiated conflict against ...

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