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Nicholas II (1868-1918) Nicholas II (1868-1918) Nicholas II, 1914 © Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868, the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894, he had very little experience of government. In the same year, Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany).
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NICHOLAS II NICHOLAS II (1868 – 1918), last emperor of Russia. The future Nicholas II was born at Tsarskoe Selo in May 1868, the first child of the heir to the Russian throne, Alexander Alexandrovich, and his Danish-born wife, Maria Fedorovna. Nicholas was brought up in a warm and loving family environment and was educated by a succession of private tutors.
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St Nicholas' Day: Dark secrets behind the myth of Santa Claus Saint Nicholas (15 March 270 – 6 December 343), was also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor (modern-day Demre, Turkey). He has many miracles attributed to him and other titles include Nikolaos the Wonderworker.
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Nicholas II Biography.com Nicholas II’s handling of Bloody Sunday and World War I incensed his subjects and led to his abdication. Bolsheviks executed him and his family on the night of July 16-17, 1918, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Early Life. Nicholas II was born Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov in Pushkin, Russia, on May 6, 1868. He was his parents' firstborn child. Nicholas II's father, Alexander Alexandrovich, was heir to the Russian empire. Nicholas II's mother, Maria Feodorovna, had been born in Denmark.
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Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin (or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death. He was a totalitarian ruler, and stayed in power by removing anyone he thought might be a threat to him.
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Biography Mini Bio (1) Czar Nicholas II of Russia was crowned in 1894, and was the last Emperor of Russia. He was born on 19 May, 1868, the first child of Tsarevitch Aleksandr III and his wife, Maria Fyodorovna. He was christened His Imperial Highness Nicholas Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia.
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czar also tsar or tzar A male monarch or emperor, especially one of the emperors who ruled Russia until the revolution of 1917. A person having great power or authority: an energy czar. Origin of czar. Russian tsar' from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ emperor, king from Old Church Slavonic ts&ecaron;sarĭ from Gothic kaisar from Greek from Latin Caesar emperor; see caesar.
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Czar (political term) Czar is an informal title for certain high-level officials in the United States and the United Kingdom.Political czars can run or organize governmental departments, and may devote their expertise to a single area of work.n the United States, the term czar has been used by the media to refer to appointed executive branch officials since at least the 1930s and then the 1940s under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: александра фёдоровна; 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918) was Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Russian Empire. Originally known as Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, she was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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St. Nicholas, Santa Claus & Father Christmas St. Nicholas, Santa Claus & Father Christmas. The Man Behind the Story of Father Christmas/Santa Claus. St. Nicholas was a Bishop who lived in the fourth century in a place called Myra in Asia Minor (now called Turkey). He was a very rich man because his parents died when he was young and left him a lot of money.
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Peter the Great Peter the Great - czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) Czar Peter I, Peter I.
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Saint Nicholas The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young.
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U.s History Nicholas II abdicated following the February Revolution of 1917 during which he and his family were imprisoned first in the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo, then later in the Governor's Mansion in Tobolsk, and finally at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg.
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Santa Claus The Legend of St. Nicholas. The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends.
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Spoilers 1 Nicholas (Nick Lee) - a charming man who is appointed by Queen Elizabeth to be England’s ambassador to France. 2  Little does Mary know, Nicholas is also a spy for her rival, and has a deep grudge against her. 3  Amy Dudley-Married to Robert Dudley, Amy is concerned over her marriage.
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- COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. Peter I (1672-1725), called Peter the Great, was czar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. His reign was marked by a program of extensive reform known as Westernization and by the establishment of Russia as a major European power.OPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. Peter I (1672-1725), called Peter the Great, was czar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. His reign was marked by a program of extensive reform known as Westernization and by the establishment of Russia as a major European power.
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Who was Nicholas II? Czar Nicholas II and his family were kidnapped and killed on July 17, 1918. The Czar, his wife Tsarina Alexandra and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, a … nd Alexei, along with others that followed them into exile were rounded up and shot.
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St. John Paul II St. John Paul II, Latin Johannes Paulus, original name Karol Józef Wojtyła, (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland—died April 2, 2005, Vatican City; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22), the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church (1978–2005), the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first from a Slavic country.
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- Nicholas II learnt little from the 1905 Revolution. He blindly adhered to autocracy as soon as the Revolution was over. From 1905 to 1914, he had adopted agrarian reforms and factory reforms, but they were too piecemeal in nature and so failed to remove the discontent of the peasants and the workers.
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Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great. Recognized worldwide as a noteworthy historical figure, Catherine the Great was one of the most prominent rulers of Russia and a figure deserving of admiration.
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St. Nicholas St. Nicholas, also known as Nikolaos of Myra, was a fourth century saint and Greek bishop of Myra. Nicholas was born in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire as an only child to Christian parents.t. Nicholas, also known as Nikolaos of Myra, was a fourth century saint and Greek bishop of Myra. Nicholas was born in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire as an only child to Christian parents.
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Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas (Greek: ἅγιος νικόλαος, Hagios Nikólaos, Latin: Sanctus Nicolaus); (15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor (modern-day Demre, Turkey).
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- Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]) (21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.
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The Revolutionary Reforms Of Peter The Great Peter the Great (1672-1725) was one of the pivotal figures of Russian history. His reforms were a product of his personality and his vision for what he wanted Russia to become; and sometimes in history, personality matters more than those vague “historical forces” that professional historians like to imagine as controlling the destinies of men.
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Prominent Russians: Nicholas II Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia. Born 6 May 1868, Nicholas was the oldest son of Tsar Alexander III and his wife Maria Feodorovna. His parents took particular trouble over his education.
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- Nicholas II was born on May 6, 1868 (from the Julian calendar, which was used in Russia until 1918) in Pushkin, Russia. He inherited the throne when his father, Alexander III, died in 1894.
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Prominent Russians: Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party and the Soviet Unions sole leader from 1924 until his death in 1953.