“Nicholas II was a fool, a complete incompetent. I suspect that the monarchy would have collapsed even if there had been no Rasputin.”
Absolutely. The revolution was in full swing. Nicholas’ family was just a weak spoiled family just like any other ‘liberal’ who seeks salvation from charlatans, sham artists, “mediums,” and gurus. Completely ignored was the “noblesse oblige” that kept heads attached to kings and queens throughout Europe at the same time.
Ugh. By the time the two regiments of Lettish riflemen mercenaries paid for by the German general staff started the 1917 Revolution, Alexander Kerensky and the Russian Duma were the legitimate government of Russia — as Srednik understands.