In May 1887, in the middle of
the night, Alexander Ulyanov and his younger brother Vladimir Ilych
Ulyanov (Lenin), were in deep sleep in their room in St. Petersburg.
There was heavy knocking at the door, then the sound of heavy
footsteps into the room. Alexander opened his eyes, and saw a member
of the Akrahana (secret police), in black dress standing beside his
bed. He asked Alexander to follow him. Alexander descended the
stairs, walked dawn into the hall then out of the gate. He was pushed
into a black coach with all its curtains drawn. The coach
disappeared into the dark night. Alexander was never seen again. A
few days later Alexander was hanged.
Did Lenin ever forget that
dreadful night? Perhaps not, ever.
Who was to be blamed for that
terrible tragedy of Russian monarchy? Perhaps the Tsarina or both
the Tsar and Tsarina.
On August 12, 1904, was at last
born the heir to the throne. Alas! The heir was haemophiliac. The
distraught mother turned to Rasputin for help. Rasputin’s presence
near the throne, his influence on the Empress and through her on the
government of Russia brought the downfall of monarchy.
Once on the throne, Nicholas
faced two catastrophes - his one and only son, the heir to the throne
was haemophiliac, the other one was the disintegration of his vast
empire. Fate introduced “Haemophilia”. It was the blow from
which the imperial Russia never recovered. In the gigantic storm
which swept over Russia, he and all he loved were carried away.
He made mistakes vast and
terrible. He paid a high price for it. He, his wife and all five
children died martyr’s deaths.
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