Nicholas II
The last Russian tsar, who ruled from 1894 until his abdication in 1917. Nicholas II was inexperienced and ill-prepared at running the Russian Empire, as a result he ruled as an autocrat. He married Alexandra in 1894 and became Tsar in 1896. Nicholas II assumed command of the Russian Army in 1915. In 1917, Nicholas abdicated in face of growing pressure from political opponents and Russian society in general. He was executed in July 1918, alongside his family.
Alexandra Feodorovna
Wife of Nicholas II, Empress consort of Russia and granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. While her husband commanded the Eastern Front, she was back in command on the home front. She was quite unpopular at court but found close friendship in Rasputin, with whom she was supposedly influenced.
Grigory Rasputin
A Russian peasant and self-proclaimed "monk" who reportedly had a significant influence over Alexandra. He first met the royal family when he was able to treat young Alexei. Reports over who Rasputin was and what he was like have varied. In 1916, he was murdered by those who thought he had too much an influence within the dynasty.
Petr Stolypin
He was the prime minister under Nicholas II. Stolypin was renowned for his heavy crackdown on revolutionaries and dissidents, Stolypin was assassinated in 1911 by a revolutionary activist.
Vladimir Lenin (a.k.a. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov)
The founder of the Bolshevik Party, organizer of the October Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union. He returned to Russia in April 1917 and planned the October Revolution that turned Russia into a Communist state.
Leon Trotsky (a.k.a. Leon Bronstein)
A Bolshevik leader and one of the most prominent figures of the October Revolution. Trotsky was exiled during the February Revolution and returned to Russia in May 1917. He closely aligned himself with Lenin, and joined the Bolshevik Party. He led the Revolutionary Military Committee, which provided the military muscle for the October Revolution.
The last Russian tsar, who ruled from 1894 until his abdication in 1917. Nicholas II was inexperienced and ill-prepared at running the Russian Empire, as a result he ruled as an autocrat. He married Alexandra in 1894 and became Tsar in 1896. Nicholas II assumed command of the Russian Army in 1915. In 1917, Nicholas abdicated in face of growing pressure from political opponents and Russian society in general. He was executed in July 1918, alongside his family.
Alexandra Feodorovna
Wife of Nicholas II, Empress consort of Russia and granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England. While her husband commanded the Eastern Front, she was back in command on the home front. She was quite unpopular at court but found close friendship in Rasputin, with whom she was supposedly influenced.
Grigory Rasputin
A Russian peasant and self-proclaimed "monk" who reportedly had a significant influence over Alexandra. He first met the royal family when he was able to treat young Alexei. Reports over who Rasputin was and what he was like have varied. In 1916, he was murdered by those who thought he had too much an influence within the dynasty.
Petr Stolypin
He was the prime minister under Nicholas II. Stolypin was renowned for his heavy crackdown on revolutionaries and dissidents, Stolypin was assassinated in 1911 by a revolutionary activist.
Vladimir Lenin (a.k.a. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov)
The founder of the Bolshevik Party, organizer of the October Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union. He returned to Russia in April 1917 and planned the October Revolution that turned Russia into a Communist state.
Leon Trotsky (a.k.a. Leon Bronstein)
A Bolshevik leader and one of the most prominent figures of the October Revolution. Trotsky was exiled during the February Revolution and returned to Russia in May 1917. He closely aligned himself with Lenin, and joined the Bolshevik Party. He led the Revolutionary Military Committee, which provided the military muscle for the October Revolution.