Why Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne Library of Congress; Russia beyond; Public domain Who and what brought the last Emperor to leaving the throne and why this abdication spelled the end of the Russian monarchy.
On 2 March (Old Style) / 15 March (New Style), 1917, amidst the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne – in favor of his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich. The next day the Grand Duke refused to accept the imperial authority. These events ended the power of the House of Romanovs and handed authority to the Provisional Government.
What preceded the abdication?
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