... by his mother, but history would call him, "Peter the Great". Peter Michaelowitz was born in Moscow on June 9, 1672. He was born the son of Czar Alexis I. Mikhailovich. Peter's mother, Natalia Naryshkin, was Alexis's second wife and therefore putting Peter at the bottom of the list for becoming the future czar. Peter had thirteen half siblings and one real, his sister ... rule a country. On that note, this is where Sophia comes in. Sophia took care of Peter's affairs such as his welfare, well being and his "friendships". After the death of Alexis in 1676, it was the duty of General Mene...

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... began to lose trust in the Tsar, weakening his chances of staying on the throne. Tsar Nicholas had a son, Alexis, who suffered from haemophilia and the doctors didn't know how to help him. Then a man came past saying he could help Alexis. His name was Rasputin and he helped to bring doom to Nicholas and his family. Rasputin won Tsarina Alexandria's trust ... ...

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... to Tsarskoe Selo, Tsar Nicholas II was stopped by Soviet Revolutionaries, the following day he abdicated from the throne, handing it down to his son. After the realisation his son, Alexis, was too sick to rule the country he passed it onto his brother Grand Duke Michael but he his fear of being unpopular sent him to abdicate within twenty-four ... ...

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... of the 1917 revolution. In 1905 Rasputin was introduced to the royal family. Rasputin quickly gained Nicholas and Alexandra's trust and friendship by stopping the bleeding of their haemophiliac son, Alexis. Rasputin had a powerful personality and hypnotic presence that appealed to the Empress. And as he once said, "The Tsarina has a wise, strong mind and I can get anything and everything from ... ...

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