Nicholas II was born on May 6, 1868 in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia with original name Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov. He was the last tsar (Russian emperor) under Romanov rule. His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and his failure to lead Russia in World War I led to his execution, which was done by Bolsheviks (member of major faction of Russia at that time) under commands of Vladimir Lenin. Nicholas II was educated mostly through private tutors, including Konstantin Pobedonostsev, a high-ranked government official at that time. Nicholas II particularly enjoyed to study history and foreign languages, however, he struggled to study economics and politics. Influenced mostly by Konstantin and his father, he became a strong believer in autocracy (system of government by one person with absolute power). Later on, when Nicholas II …show more content…
Russian experienced tremendous economic growth at that time, aided by numerous investment from another country. One of the most affectual project during that time for Russia is the Trans-Siberian Railroad, connecting Russia with the Pacific Coast, had begun in 1891. Unfortunately, this project did not bring only good impact to Russia; Japan felt threatened and eventually attacked Russia in 1904. The event on January 5, 1905, or mostly known as Bloody Sunday, was one of the key that later lead to Russian evolution in 1917. It was started when Father George Gapon led a demonstration of workers in St. Petersburg; they want Nicholas II to improve their working conditions and establish popular assembly. It was a peaceful demonstration, but then troops opened fire and killing more than a thousand people. Consequently, Nicholas II’s poor handling of Bloody Sunday made workers throughout Russia went on strike, and forced Nicholas II to create an elected legislature (called Duma) to replace him as a