The Lost Czar
The dynasty of Romanov started in February 1613 and lasted precisely 304 years. Nicholas II ascended the throne of Russia with his new wife Alexandra Feodorovna in 1894; the new Czar and Czarina were 26 and 22. Most European nations had developed their technology slowly; and consequently, the people had time to adjust to it. Russia enjoyed no such breathing space. A backward and ignorant people were faced with twentieth century opportunities and problems without the means to cope with them. A working class was suddenly created. While thousands of jobs were created, the necessary and safe conditions - did not exist. This resulted in worker unrest, and with it, the revolution would follow.A World War had begun in 1914: St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd, Nicholas and Alexei moved to Army Headquarters in Mogilev. Czarina began working as a Red Cross nurse with her two eldest daughters Olga and Tatiana. On March 15, 1917, Nicholas was forced to abdicate. He and his family were placed in the Ipatiev house. Here the realities of imprisonment were clearly shown. The guards were often drunk and disorderly, and made every day a living hell. Many of these guards had criminal records and would do many things to persecute their prisoners.
The next person sent to see Anna was Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, who had been the Tsarina's lady-in-waiting. The family could not have made a worse choice. Years earlier, the Baroness had switched to the Bolshevik's side and betrayed the family and therefore she proclaimed Anna Anderson to be an imposter. Summers, Antony and Tom Mangold. The File on the Tsar. London: Victor Gollancz LTD. 1976 The journey will last about one hour or perhaps a little longer. The my soul ... we live here on earth be we are already half
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