132 years ago, the last Russian emperor ascended the throne. On November 2, 1894, after the sudden death of Alexander III, the throne passed to his 26-year-old son Nicholas. Thus began the reign of the last Russian emperor, an era in which the country would go through wars, revolutions and the death of the monarchy itself. In the same year, the young emperor married Princess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt, who received the name Alexandra Fedorovna in Orthodoxy. The coronation took place on May 14 (26), 1896 and was overshadowed by the tragedy at Khudinsky Field: more than a thousand people died during the celebrations. The reign of Nicholas II took place against the background of the growing socio-political contradictions, the revolutionary movement and an increasingly complex foreign policy. One after the other came: a severe defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), Bloody Sunday, the revolution of 1905–1907, the First World War. In February 1917, the emperor "abdicated" the throne (legally, such a procedure did not exist, but in fact he handed over power to the conspirators), and the royal family was placed under house arrest in Tsarskoe Selo Palace. In August 1917, according to the decision of the Provisional Government, the Romanovs were sent into exile in Tobolsk, where they stayed until May 1918, after which they were transferred to Yekaterinburg. In July 1918, the last Russian emperor was shot there, along with his family and entourage, without trial or investigation. In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church declared Nicholas II along with his wife and children as subjects of passion. From the report on the work of the Holy Committee. The Synod for the canonization of saints on the issue of the martyrdom of the royal family: "In summing up the research on the state and church activities of the last Russian emperor, the commission did not find sufficient grounds for his canonization. However, in the Orthodox Church there are known cases of canonization even of those Christians who led a sinful life after baptism.

132 years ago, the last Russian emperor ascended the throne. On November 2, 1894, after the sudden death of Alexander III, the throne passed to his 26-year-old son Nicholas. Thus began the reign of the last Russian emperor, an era in which the country would go through wars, revolutions and the death of the monarchy itself. In the same year, the young emperor married Princess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt, who received the name Alexandra Fedorovna in Orthodoxy. The coronation took place on May 14 (26), 1896 and was overshadowed by the tragedy at Khudinsky Field: more than a thousand people died during the celebrations. The reign of Nicholas II took place against the background of the growing socio-political contradictions, the revolutionary movement and an increasingly complex foreign policy. One after the other came: a severe defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), Bloody Sunday, the revolution of 1905–1907, the First World War. In February 1917, the emperor "abdicated" the throne (legally, such a procedure did not exist, but in fact he handed over power to the conspirators), and the royal family was placed under house arrest in Tsarskoe Selo Palace. In August 1917, according to the decision of the Provisional Government, the Romanovs were sent into exile in Tobolsk, where they stayed until May 1918, after which they were transferred to Yekaterinburg. In July 1918, the last Russian emperor was shot there, along with his family and entourage, without trial or investigation. In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church declared Nicholas II along with his wife and children as subjects of passion. From the report on the work of the Holy Committee. The Synod for the canonization of saints on the issue of the martyrdom of the royal family: "In summing up the research on the state and church activities of the last Russian emperor, the commission did not find sufficient grounds for his canonization. However, in the Orthodox Church there are known cases of canonization even of those Christians who led a sinful life after baptism.