The Romanovs had ruled Russia since 1613. When the last tsar of all, Nicholas II, was appointed to the throne in 1894, there was no hint of the fate that awaited him. Many among the huge crowds that lined the streets for his coronation celebration saw him as their "little father." They believed God had supposedly appointed Nicholas to rule an empire covering about one-sixth of the earth's land area. In 1894, Russia was at peace. Foreign investors …showed first 75 words of 1695 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1695 total…In conclusion, even though Nicholas's objectives were different, but his position was greatly affected by lack of care for the people, growth of political and social parties, growth of industrializations, involvement in World War I, increased hardships and poverty and his self obsession, as at times his reforms didn't seem to work. His loss of power could have been ignored if he responded at the right time to the problems that his peoples were facing.