[NRx]

The Tsar was not canonized for his politics. He (and his family) were canonized for the lives they lead and the heroic and Christian manner in which they bore the suffering of their last days.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

That may be the case re: canonization but now one is liable to backlash simply for being politically critical of their legacy.

Much idiocy on display when movie “Matilda” was released about Nicholas II’s ballerina mistress.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Martyrs who suffered at the hands of both tsars and Red dictators don’t get their due. That’d be worthwhile. Too much energy was spent protesting movie made about tsar Nicholas’ scandalous sex life.

“Persecution of Christians in tsarist Russia”

http://www.eastwestreport.org/43-english/e-20-2/343-persecution-of-christians-in-tsarist-russia-and-the-soviet-and-post-soviet-union

[mac_truck]

The Tsar was not canonized for his politics. He (and his family) were canonized for the lives they lead and the heroic and Christian manner in which they bore the suffering of their last days.

Bumping...well said!

[apocalypto]

I read The Last Days of the Romanovs, interesting and tragic.