Nicholas 11 - what was this tsar famous for?

Answer 1

Tsar Nicholas (2) is remembered because of his poor ability to govern Russia. The decisions of the Tsar provoked the Russian Revolution of 1905.

Russia was stricken with extreme poverty, famine and other sufferings as a result of the Russian-Japanese war of 1904. Over thirty thousand Russian lives had already been lost due to war with Japan, causing the conscription of Russian peasants in preparation for Russia's next war, the First World War. In addition to public disapproval of war involvement, discontent was increasing due to poor working conditions for over two million industrial workers who worked for employers without concern for occupational health and safety. Russia's resentment for the Tsarist government (the total monarchy) was sparked by the lack of hospitals and educational facilities. This kind of discontent began the demand for a constitution, the demand for a Duma where the public could vote for an elected parliament, and the demand for more rights and better living conditions.

An example of Tsar Nicholas II's ignorance toward the public's demand would be the occurrences of 'Bloody Sunday'. 'Bloody Sunday' is the name for the twenty-second of January 1905, when workers who were participating in a peaceful demonstration for better working conditions were fired upon by the Tsarist authorities. By the end of the day hundreds of common people were dead, many of which were women and children. The Tsar claimed to have known nothing about the demonstration, and also claimed he did not authorise for the shooting of protestors. The events of bloody Sunday resulted in resentment for the Tsarist government, the articulation of revolutionary ideas, and the influence of leadership on revolutionary movements.

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