No. People rose up against him twice, once for democracy/against economic exploitation/against russification/just generally being mad at Nicholas for fucking up the empire and losing to Japan and once to get rid of him personally (The February revolution was so specifically anti Nicholas that other Romanovs participated).
Events like bloody Sunday were specifically not against him, the marching protestors were carrying icons of him specifically to show that they were just dissatisfied with the situation and not the regime, and they were still shot.
Wasn't he so bad that the people were so hungry that they rose up and killed him? Weird choice.
Yeah but he was killed by communists therefor he needs a hagiography.
He was literally made a saint by the orthodox church in 2000.
No. People rose up against him twice, once for democracy/against economic exploitation/against russification/just generally being mad at Nicholas for fucking up the empire and losing to Japan and once to get rid of him personally (The February revolution was so specifically anti Nicholas that other Romanovs participated). Events like bloody Sunday were specifically not against him, the marching protestors were carrying icons of him specifically to show that they were just dissatisfied with the situation and not the regime, and they were still shot.
Interesting