HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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He kept his throne but was forced to establish a parliament.
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He was forced to step down and then executed by revolutionaries.
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He kept his throne but had to grant a series of rights to Russian citizens.
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He was forced to step down and allowed to leave the country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Russian Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, and Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917. The royal family was arrested by the Bolsheviks and held in seclusion. On July 17, 1918, the Bolsheviks murdered Nicholas, his family, and their closest retainers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nicholas, his family, and their loyal retainers were detained by the provisional government and were eventually moved to Yekaterinburg. On July 17, 1918, when White army forces approached the area, the tsar and his entire family were slaughtered to prevent their rescue.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 15 March 1917 (according to the western calendar) Tsar Nicholas II abdicated from the Russian throne. This brought to an end the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for over three hundred years.
Detailed explanation-4: -In response to the public pressure, Tsar Nicholas II was forced to go back on his earlier authoritarian stance and enact some reform (issued in the October Manifesto). This took the form of establishing the State Duma, the multi-party system, and the Russian Constitution of 1906.