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The Last Tsar The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

“Elegantly written and magisterially researched” (Robert Service, author of When Tsar Nicholas II fell from power in 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest. Though Nicholas’s life is often described as tragic, it was not fate that doomed the Romanovs—i...

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Behind the Bastards

The Last Tsar was quoted several times throughout the podcast, discussing various aspects of the Romanovs' family life, Nicholas's early life and the issues that arose within his family and the Russian military.

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As a result of countless dynastic marriages, by the 20th century, scarcely any Russian blood flowed in the veins of the Russian Romanov czars. Nicholas's mother was the Danish princess, his grandmothe...

— Episode: Part One: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Di...

Episode: Part One: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

The Last Tsar was quoted several times throughout the podcast, discussing various aspects of the Romanovs' family life, Nicholas's early life and the issues that arose within his family and the Russian military.

"

As a result of countless dynastic marriages, by the 20th century, scarcely any Russian blood flowed in the veins of the Russian Romanov czars. Nicholas's mother was the Danish princess, his grandmother the Danish queen. He called his grandmother the mother-in-law of all Europe.

The army meant obedience and diligence above all else, both these qualities which the shy youth already possessed the army would foster ruinously.

encouraged pederasty and heavy drinking.

Episode: Part One: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick

It was mentioned as a source of information about Nicholas II's life, family, and upbringing, providing insight into the challenges he faced.

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As a result of countless dynastic marriages, by the 20th century, scarcely any Russian blood flowed in the veins of the Russian Romanov czars. Nicholas's mother was the Danish princess, his grandmother the Danish queen. He called his grandmother the mother-in-law of all Europe.

The army meant obedience and diligence above all else, both these qualities which the shy youth already possessed the army would foster ruinously.

encouraged pederasty and heavy drinking.

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