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title: "Russian Czar Nicholas II Abdicates"
year: 1917
country: "Russian Empire"
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startDate: "1917-01-01"
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# Russian Czar Nicholas II Abdicates

> Nicholas II's abdication during the February Revolution terminated three centuries of Romanov rule and opened the door to Bolshevik seizure of power.

## Summary

This is a list of Russian monarchs. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurik of Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was murdered with his family in 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids (862–1598) and Romanovs (1613–1917).

## Sources

- [Russian czar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_monarchs) - Wikipedia

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