Czar Nicholas II?

can u please tell me about Czar Nicholas II and tell me if he was a good person and how he was like becasue i have a test on it and i dont know anything about it and we have to campare Czar Nicholas II and Mr. Jonas form the book ( Animal Farm) ......

nadie2007-12-20T19:34:47Z

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The last Czar of Russia, according to certain books, was a weak man, with very low self esteem. His own father, Alexander III mistreated him and call him: "you are a little girl"

Alexander was convinced that his son was an inept and kept him apart from the duties of the czarism, making even more difficult for Nicholas to do his job when he became Czar.
He was convinced that he was incapable of doing something good, but thought that it was his duty to assume the throne.

He lacked personality, strength of character, decision, etc. He usually paid attention to the worst advisers, making the worse decisions. According to his ministers, he made a decision today and the next day he would go back.

When the Russo Japanese war, he was so clumsy, guided by inept counselors, that ignored a chance of closing the conflict in an appropriate way, and instead, the Russian army was defeated by the Japanese, a tremendous loss of prestige

Later, Nicholas tried to keep the strict rules that his father established, trying to follow his steps, but the results were terrible. He didn't receive the request taken to the Winter Palace by the people. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to attack them.

This action make the people lose hope in the Czar and created a good background for the comunists

Kelsey2007-12-20T20:13:28Z

Haha, looks like it got explained for me!! Animal farm, great book. The humans obviously are symbolic of the royal family, Mr. Jonas being Czar Nicholas II, the raven was Rasputin, Boxer was the common people (I think, I read it 5 years ago). The dogs were the kremlin. The building of the wind mill, was what? The 5 year project? I can't remember what the event was called that was instituted by the Soviet Union. Anyway, great symbolism, loved the book so much.

nova_queen_282007-12-20T19:27:31Z

I cannot do the comparison for you, however . . .
Czar Nicholas II was the last Czar of Russia. From what I've read about him, he really didn't want to be Czar, he deeply loved his wife - Czarina Alexandra - and his children.
He was not a good leader and took bad advice which put him in a bad light with his subjects.
Wikipedia has some great details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia

ga_tx_19922007-12-20T19:23:15Z

Czar Nicholas II was the last czar of Russia before the Bolsheviks took over. The Russian people were unhappy under his rule, as he ruled under an autocracy. Under Nicholas II, Russia was still behind Britain and the U.S. in industry. That's a little bit.

loryntoo2007-12-20T19:41:45Z

Czar Nicholas was poorly prepared to assume his throne and, as others have said, often chose the wrong advisors. In the years leading up to the revolution, he tried to form a parliament twice, but dismissed it both times when the members started asking for reforms he couldn't implement.

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