Nicholas II, the Last Czar of Russia

Abstract: 7 pages. Author Helene Carrere d'Encausse, in her book Nicholas II: The Interrupted Transition, sums up the reign of the last Czar of Russia thusly: "If ever there was a wrong man for the wrong time, it was Czar Nicholas II of Russia". Her book delves deeply into the life of Nicholas II, as to both his private and public life. Carrere d'Encausse, a leading French specialist in Slavic history, is said to "argue convincingly that Nicholas was a hopelessly ignorant, inept ruler who could not manage Russia's possible evolution to a more open, democratic state" . Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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Subcatagory: European History

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