The dynasty of Romanov started in February 1613 and lasted precisely 304 years. Nicholas II ascended the throne of Russia with his new wife Alexandra Feodorovna in 1894; the new Czar and Czarina were 26 and 22. Most European nations had developed their technology slowly; and consequently, the people had time to adjust to it. Russia enjoyed no such breathing space. A backward and ignorant people were faced with twentieth century opportunities and problems without the means to cope with …showed first 75 words of 3031 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3031 total…sovereign had mentioned 1918 as a fateful year for him and the dynasty." This may be merely and ingenious legend. Nevertheless: there was something fateful in their last year - 1918. THE LOST CZAR WORKS SITED Books: Richardson, Guy. The Rescue of the Romanovs. 1975 Summers, Antony and Tom Mangold. The File on the Tsar. London: Victor Gollancz LTD. 1976 Kurth, Peter. Tsar. First edition. Toronto. 1995. Websites. http://therussianmint.com/news.html http://members.aol.com/kiwinotma/story.html