What did he do wrong?
Let his wife cuck him with a hobo and ignored what the people wanted
>>1221543
Being an incompetent fucktard that allowed his people to starve and feel resentment towards him, without a care in the world. Then proceed to lose a war against fucking Japan and then pull Russia into a war it couldn't win.
>>1221543
everything
>>1221550
Why was his people starving? What he could have done to prevent it?
>>1221550
Being an autocracy only works when your autocrat is strong, smart & judicious.
Nicolas II was arguably none of these. He was weak-willed, pussywhipped, out of his depth as a statesmen for the challenges of his time, lacked foresight, perhaps worst of all didn't understand his own people. He thought that everyone in Russia loved him and looked up to him like a father. He failed to learn the lesson of the 1905 revolution that the people needed to see some political progress. He resented the Duma and actively worked against it when he should have been facilitating representative government.
It was inconceivable to him that his blunders and mishaps would result in a full-blown revolution. The Romanovs had been on Russia's throne for like 300 years, he thought they would be there forever.
>>1221579
I'm starting to see it.
>>1221543
Couldn't handle the Communists, Nips, or hipsters.
The three tragic clowns of world history.
>>1221543
He had the disastrous qualities of being both incompetent and stubborn. There are many incompetent and lazy rulers however they generally open to relying on their court/bureaucracy which generally keeps the status quo ticking over.
As for his actions:
-He was a disastrous diplomat and got Russia involved in a terrible war with Japan which marked the first time a European power had been defeated by an East Asian one since the Mongol Conquests. He literally was surprised when Japan responded with military force.
-Destroyed all attempts at indigenous reform squashing both the Duma and Stolypins work effectively killing Russia's chance at modernizing on its own terms like Japan. A process which also radicalized his population.
-Completely botched the situations prior to WWI with his indecision managing at once to both antagonize the Central Powers *and* his own military.
-As the War went downhill (which in the process decimated the elements in the military loyal to him) he left the Capitol to personally lead the war effort and placed the running of the country in the hands of his wife (who was heavily influenced by Rasputin)
-World War I signaled the end of absolute monarchies however unlike all the rest he vehemently refused to abdicate (despite constant warnings by advisers) until he was literally placed under house arrest by the Liberal revolutionaries (yes not the Bolsheviks but the liberals).
All in all he destroyed his state, military and the legitimacy and popularity of the monarchy in the eyes of the people. He is just as responsible for the Russian Revolution (the Red one) as Lenin is.
>>1221887
>Nicky
>Stubborn
his opinion was the same as the last advisor he spoke to
>>1221887
Thanks for the info, m8.
Literally nothing
Don't listen to the commies.
>>1221893
>his opinion was the same as the last advisor he spoke to
Not when it came to his divine right to rule as an absolute monarch.
>Literally nothing
Notice how even though all the other monarchies fell - some to communists as well - none of the royal families wound up being imprisoned or murdered.
>>1221543
Didn't cede government power to Lenin in exchange for his family's lives
>>1221968
He had no power by 1917 well before Lenin came into the picture as a serious force.
>>1221543
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1905)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_I)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin
>>1221978
I heard that he wasn't even in the palace on Bloody Sunday.
He was on a summer house or some shit like that miles away from the conflict.
>>1221543
His main error was being too stubborn.
If he had allowed some gentle, modernising reforms early on he could have averted the revolution.
He refused to budge an inch, and ended up losing a mile.
>>1221997
I was under the impression that he wanted to get the ball of modernisation rolling but faced a lot of opposition from almost everyone who had the sligtest amount of power.
>>1222495
that's total bullshit. He may've wanted to modernize his country a bit but never made any serious attempt to do so
>>1223919
He was a huge cunt that couldn't handle having any real pressure hedged on him to make decisions.
He routinely founded parliamentary institutions, only to dismiss them whenever he disagreed with them.
He rushed his country into ww1 because he was impatient and wanted to prove he was a strong leader
And he just sort of made shitty decisions all round. If he weren't my man crush I'd detest him.
>>1221543
Everything.
God bless him
t. Commie
>>1223919
>He may've wanted to modernize his country a bit but never made any serious attempt to do so
Russia underwent huge modernization throughout his reign. The rapid urbanisation and industrialisation arguably led to his downfall, and he should've slowed it down a bit.
>>1221543
His cuteness was immense. It became very difficult to people deal with.
>>1221543
He did that "pretend to be George V when George will pretend to be me until they'll find out" prank.
They've never found out. And so, George V was killed by Bolsheviks.
>>1221558
He took every single horse in Russia to war. Every single one.
>>1221543
Nothing, Russia failed him through being seduced by Bolshevism.
>>1221558
>Why was his people starving?
Food couldn't be delivered because of rail strikes (communists controlled the unions).
>What he could have done to prevent it?
Executed more communists.
>>1225142
>Executed more communists.
but the executions are part of what made people hate him, especially the soldier that got the orders to kill
>>1224980
Looks like me
>>1225136
You mean he was such a shitcan of a ruler the desperate russian people allowed themselves to be seduced by bolshevism.
>>1221984
>I heard that he wasn't even in the palace on Bloody Sunday.
>He was on a summer house or some shit like that miles away from the conflict.
Nicholas made sure no one who was in charge on the Black Sunday was ever punished.
>>1221543
Is that Georgie or Nicki?
Making the commies look good.
>>1223997
>Russia underwent huge modernization throughout his reign. The rapid urbanisation and industrialisation arguably led to his downfall, and he should've slowed it down a bit.
Nonsense, look at Japan and Germany modernization did not lead to his downfall
>>1221543
Literally everything. He was so fucking incompetent he caused the collapse of the Russian Empire. The only thing he did right was get shot with family.
Nothing
>>1221543
he let ireland go free and supported that commie macdonald
great king besides that though
Please tell me there aren't people here who unironically think he did something wrong
>>1232715
You fucking retard
>>1221543
>What did he do wrong?
Accepted personal responsibility for the war, and tried to go be in charge instead of staying home, making love to his wife, playing with his children, talking to his mate over a drink, and living the good life.
>>1232717
>tumblr
well that explains your retardation I guess
>>1232720
It's a joke you dumbo
>>1232731
>they swap outfits and spend a week in each other's country
>>1221547
fpbp
daily reminder that he was an incompetent faggot, and that he was executed by a jew
Nothing. He was actually trying to fix Russia and bring it into the modern age of industry and liberalism.
Problem was that Russia was way too fucking backwards and awful. So he couldn't get things improved fast enough before the jewish bolsheviks murdered him and then tens of millions of other Russians and Ukrainians.
Thanks Wilhelm!
>oh and Rasputin was actually a voice of reason and told the Tsar to stay out of the war.
>>1235122
>. He was actually trying to fix Russia and bring it into the modern age of industry and liberalism.
*he was whoring the country
>>1235122
I dont think the word "trying" was in little Nicky's vocabulary.
the empire lasted 300 years....while the socialist shithole didn't even lasted a century....he didn't deserved to get executed
>>1235185
There's always, ALWAYS someone who gets whiny and cries when this guy gets brought up. >>1221887 - explained perfectly how he was a complete and utter fuck-up who deserved what he got.
>>1221579
good post
>>1233045
AND YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
