[mvpel]

They’ve basically canonized the Romanov family over there. They’re frequently depicted with halos around their heads.

[Alter Kaker]

They’ve basically canonized the Romanov family over there. They’re frequently depicted with halos around their heads.

It seems the Russians these days alternate between the veneration of Nicholas II on even days and Stalin on odd days. Although the Orthodox authorities would never do so, many people see no contradiction in venerating both tyrants.

[thulldud]

They’ve basically canonized the Romanov family over there. They’re frequently depicted with halos around their heads.

Reminds me of a clerihew:

What I like about Clive
Is that he is no longer alive.
There is a great deal to be said
For being dead.

It seems to be the sine qua non of sainthood.