An Indecisive Leader
After taking the throne in 1894, following his father Alexander III’s death, the resignation was a relief for Nicholas. Nicholas was described as a limited man who lacked creativity and imagination. Unfortunately, his abilities and traits didn’t make him a suitable ruler, especially during such turbulent times.
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The incredibly indecisive Nicholas pushed off issuing an order until the very last minute and simply repeated a piece of advice that he was recently given. There was a joke going around St. Petersburg that said the two most powerful people in Russia were the tsar and the last person who spoke to him.