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sorry Nicholas II loses his relationship with his people.

Last episode, we recounted the disastrous war with Japan, which culminated in the annihilation of the

Russian Navy at the Battle of the Tsushima Strait.

Now faced with another humiliation, Tarr Nicholas II stared into the barrel of another calamity, the

Revolution of 1905.

The Treaty of Portsmouth was a success for the Russians as Sergei Vite masterfully negotiated a brilliant surrender.

The Japanese were frustrated by the negotiations which favored their European adversaries.

This mistreatment was to carry on in the minds of the Japanese and their

entry into World War II.

In Russia, during the war, things were going poorly.

The news about the war, and in particular particular the SARS handling of it was making the people more and more disenfranchised with their leader.

If Poles were available at the time, Nicholas II would have had a very poor showing.

Few believed this man had what it took to be a Russian ruler.

So what created the social... to be a Russian ruler.

So what created the social upheaval of the Great Revolution of 1905, which of course laid the basis for the overthrow of the Russian monarchy in 1917.

Two quotes come to mind that explains the sentiment for the Romanov rain at this time.

The first is from Isaac Steinberg and the second is from the

Russian historian Florovsky.

Quote, Russia at the dawn of the 20th century knew no more magic word than revolution.

The idea of revolution was viewed with fear and hatred by the property classes of the population and was loved and revered by all who dreamed of liberty.

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