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Russian History

Why is the anniversary of Tsar Nicholas II’s death a time for reflection?

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018Oxford History Team

17 July 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the murder of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his family in a cellar in Ekaterinburg in the Urals. This centenary provides an opportunity to review the circumstances which led to the Tsar’s tragic end and to reflect on the importance of the event for the course […]

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