>>8766337Honestly, if anything I always feel sorry for poor Nicholas.
He never, never, never wanted to be Tsar, he knew full well he was a horrible leader and not a man fit for the position, but he forced into it due to the Monarchist system. He was a very nice guy really, he never did anything wrong personally.
When World War 1 came around, he held out against the entire country for hours as every general and nationalist banged on his door demanding a declaration of war, probably the only man in Russia to not get swept over by war fervor.
When the war was happening, he went to the front and tried to boost morale and be with the troops. While this was a very bad action politically, you can really see his good intentions.
Honestly, Nicholas just got dicked by history.