TIMELINE of Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Рома́нов create by Sergio Samaniego and David Callariza
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Nikoláy Aleksándrovich Románov
The tsar was born at Palacio de Alejandro (Tsárskoye Seló) in Russia. His father was King Alejandro III. -
TSAR NICHOLAS II
After complications derived from nephritis, his father, Alexander III, died. Nicolás was crowned as successor and adopted the name of Nicolás II. He admitted that he was not well educated in politics, even though his father doubted his state management. -
War to Japan
Trying to contain the Japanese advance in Manchuria, which threatened the eastern Russian ports. Nicholas II declared war on Japan, because he thought that by obtaining an easy victory over Japan, he would not only stabilize the internal situation but also achieve respect and the prestige of victory. -
Constitution of Russia
The first Constitution of Russia, which declared the autocracy of the tsar, was promulgated of the opening of the First Duma. -
WWI
The tsar mobilized troops to the Austrian border which would cause the beginning of the First World War I the 1st of August. The plot was that some weeks before, Russia’s ally, Serbia, killed the Archduke of Austria, Germany’s ally. Both bands were clearly defined in the conflict. -
Soviet era
He abdicated after the numerous revolts and losses against Germany in the war. That ended the Románov dynasty and gave a step to the Soviet era. But the family still remained in Petrograd (which was the capital at that moment) and later they were moved to Tobolsk, a Siberian city. -
Death
The family was killed by a Bolshevik group sent by Vladimir Lenin in Ekaterimburgo, the city where the Romanov went in April of the same year. -
The tomb
The historians Aleksandr Avdonin and Geli Riábov found the possible tomb of the imperial family in the forest of Koptiakí. The tomb was not opened until 1991 by the Soviet authorities and nine bodies were found inside. By examining the skeletons, Soviet scientists concluded that the bodies of Alexis and Grand Duchess Anastasia were missing. -
Rehabilitation
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Russian Federation rehabilitated Nicholas II and his family, taking into account the victims of the Bolshevik political repression, a long-awaited decision by the descendants of the imperial family and the Orthodox Church. Russian.
