Using the Film Nicholas and Alexandra and Your Own Knowledge Account for the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

For over three hundred years, Imperial Russia was in the hands of the Romanov family, beginning in 1613 with Michael Romanov. What became a mighty Russian Empire over three centuries was to crumble in 1917 in the hands of Nicholas Romanov II- the last Tsar. Although much of the blame is placed on Nicholas himself, other factors must be taken into consideration when accounting for the fall of the dynasty, such as the events of 1905, social repression and civil unrest from 1906 to1914, the impact of World War One, the ruling techniques of Nicholas and constant revolutionary forces. …