The dynasty of Romanov started in February 1613 and lasted precisely 304 years. Nicholas II ascended the throne of Russia with his new wife Alexandra Feodorovna in 1894; the new Czar and Czarina were 26 and 22. Most European nations had developed their technology slowly; and consequently, the people had time to adjust to it. Russia enjoyed no such breathing space. A backward and ignorant people were faced with twentieth century opportunities and problems without the means to cope with …
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…sovereign had mentioned 1918 as a fateful year for him and the dynasty." This may be merely and ingenious legend. Nevertheless: there was something fateful in their last year - 1918. THE LOST CZAR WORKS SITED Books: Richardson, Guy. The Rescue of the Romanovs. 1975 Summers, Antony and Tom Mangold. The File on the Tsar. London: Victor Gollancz LTD. 1976 Kurth, Peter. Tsar. First edition. Toronto. 1995. Websites. http://therussianmint.com/news.html http://members.aol.com/kiwinotma/story.html