His idea was that he had been appointed by God and so all his actions were justified. He expected his subjects to give him unquestioning obedience and he could declare law as well as overrule any existing law. This concept was further supported by the Tzarina, Alexandra whom Nicholas respects as one of his vital advisers. She counsels strongly to him that "God Almighty placed you there and they shall bow down before your wisdom and firmness." This suggests that his decisions were made without entire consideration for the benefits of his people, and the supremacy of his autocratic regime and the landowning elites had suppressed the power of the large peasantry. This causes discomfort once again amongst the Russian society and revolutionary ideas became popular in the suggestion of overthrowing the authoritative autocratic government.
Nicholas was seen by many to be unfit for the role of an autocratic ruler. There were definitely personal weaknesses of the tzar. He lacked the political skills, authoritative nature and necessary personal characteristics that are needed to be a successful autocrat. Sir George Buchanan, the British Ambassador to Russia from 1910 views Nicholas as "one of the most pathetic figures in history It was his misfortune to have been born an autocrat, when he was by nature so unfitted for the role- (Bucklow, 1976, p. 108) Tzar Nicholas" poor leadership skills were further confirmed when he made his decision to enter war with Japan. Instead of gaining from the war, overwhelming humiliation was revealed for Russia and her ruler. Nicholas" second chance at proving himself in World War I by appointing himself as the Chief Commander at the battlefront once more was backfired as severe losses continued and the blame directed straight to Nicholas. The tzar's deficiency in the maintaining an autocratic nature and his poor leadership ability were responsible for the loss of support from the Russian society, members of the court and the military.
