>Because as far as I can tell, continuously remaining extremely close to Rasputin when literally EVERYBODY in Russia hated him is tantamount to digging your own grave.
Rasputin was the only person who had demonstrated success in treating the Tsarevich's Haemophilia. Getting rid of him wasn't an option.
>As far as I can tell, failing to realize that things might be going to shit once Rasputin is assassinated is nothing short of being completely fucking clueless.
There had been many assassinations in Russian history of much more important figures, such as Nicholas' grandfather Alexander II. Things held together then.
>As far as I can tell, changing war ministers as often as you change your fucking shoes is moronic in every way imaginable.
What else should you do with incompetent ministers?
>As far as I can tell, refusing to even adress the record amount of factory strikes and huge food shortages is criminally negligent (until March 1917 Nicholas II essentially never mentioned in his diary entries any of the huge problems that were brewing in the country, instead focusing on his various hobbies).
Communists will chimp out regardless of their conditions.
>As far as I can tell, refusing to enact any real political and constitutional changes in regards to the powers of the Duma (in fact, even regressing on the issue) in such a tumultuous time is synonymous with being a power-hungry fuckwit.
This claim is inconsistent with the fact that Nicholas authorized the Constitution of 1906.
>So please, you moronic fucking jackass of Olympic proportions, enlighten me with your god damn Sup Forumstard view of history, how the fuck did Nicholas II and his wife NOT have it coming?
quite simply, they didn't do anything wrong and if you disagree you've been bamboozled.
tsar and emperor are equivalent terms in English. the original ascription of "Tsar of All the Russias" was correct.