Poor Nicholas couldn’t fill his father’s shoes. And his misunderstood and increasingly isolated wife didn’t endear him to a citizenry crushed by war and poverty. He and his family weren’t “executed.” They were murdered in cold blood by a bunch of reeking goons after months of humiliation.
Every time I think of that whole awful incident, I think of the scene (witnessed by a laundrywoman) in which Anastasia stuck her tongue out at the commander of the Red Army squad that had been tasked to execute them. This happened a few hours before they were all killed.
“Poor Nicholas couldn’t fill his father’s shoes.”
He never wanted to, and never wanted to be czar. When his father died Nicholas was wholly unprepared to succeed him, and he openly admitted it. He is quoted as saying (paraphrasing) “I am not ready for this; I am not qualified for it. I do not want it.”
“Poor Nicholas couldn’t fill his father’s shoes.”
He never wanted to, and never wanted to be czar. When his father died Nicholas was wholly unprepared to succeed him, and he openly admitted it. He is quoted as saying (paraphrasing) “I am not ready for this; I am not qualified for it. I do not want it.”