Who Is Responsible For The Tsar's Downfall

Tsar Nicholas ll played a large role in the contribution to his own downfall due to his character and actions that lead to the key events of Bloody Sunday and World War 1. Firstly the Tsars uneducated and disinterested character lead him to have the inability to perform the role of a tsar which lead to many inconvenient decisions. In addition his neglectful, irresponsible and inhuman treatment of his subjects lead to the massacre of Bloody Sunday that decreased his popularity and changed his subjects perception. Furthermore his futile attempts at maintaining his autocracy through his decision to become commander in chief of the Russian army and his dismissal of the horrid effects of entering ww1, this all eventually lead to the collapse of the …show more content…
The tsars had no interest in ruling but still aimed to uphold the autocratic ruling of his father Alexandra III. The tsar’s education made him believed, it is right to have all control and power over Russia as “god” appointed him as tsar. He had absolute power meaning he can make laws, overrule laws, appoint minsters, and advise at will without being questioned. The tsar had many minsters that advised him about the affairs and policies of Russia yet he only took the advice that was appealing to him and never altered his policies. Many of his minsters described the tsar as charming and but he had a lack of knowledge and will power that disqualified him as being an effective tsar. This is evident in the book History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky where he depicts “The daily work of a monarch he found intolerably boring. He could not stand listening long or seriously to