Nicholas; his German-born wife, Alexandra; and their five children: Anastasia, Maria, Tatiana, Olga and Alexei, were fatally shot on July 17, 1918, by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner Nicholas and Alexandra is a biopic about the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, who was forced to step down from the throne in the early months of the Russian ...

Tsar Nicholas II was the cousin of King George V, who was the Queen’s grandfather. George V’s mother was Alexandra Princess of Wales, the sister of Nicholas’ mother, Dagmar of Denmark. Tsar ...

In his newly released book, “The Last Tsar: the Abdication of Nicholas II and the End of the Romanovs” (Basic Books), author Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, an emeritus professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, ...

In 1917, war, famine, and fury ignited a revolution that would topple a 300-year-old dynasty and reshape global politics for a century.

Lucy Worsley reveals how a spontaneous popular uprising swept the Russian Czar from power. The October Revolution of 1917 has gone down in history as the only Russian Revolution that really ...

Bell Ringer Assignment Describe the rule of Tsar Nicholas II. What was the purpose of Russification? What were the consequences of this? How did World War I impact Russia and its citizens?

C.W. Gortner's new historical novel 'The Romanov Empress' tells the story of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, mother of Nicholas II. A 3-star review.

The Russian Revolution – an event that affected more than Russia and was more than a revolution.

That revolution, he concluded, "might end as in 1917," referencing the Russian Revolution of 1917, when citizens overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and his family.