"Did Nicholas II Really Abdicate?" Topic

"On March 16th, 2012, I reported on my blog about a Conference on Tsar's Abdication Held in Moscow. I noted that there is a theory among a growing number of historians in Russia who claim that the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II was actually fabricated and that the manifesto document itself was forged by his enemies, anxious to see an end to his reign and the monarchy in Russia. The debate on this theory has actually been garnering headlines in the Russian media over the past year, including the following article. – Paul Gilbert
When the events of February-March of 1917 are discussed, almost everything is called into question and debated. Was the labor lockout at Putilovo Iron Works just a stupid move on the part of the management or a provocation? Was there any conspiracy among the generals, or the latter were not smart enough to assess the situation? Was MP Shulgin really a monarchist if he tried to persuade the monarch to abdicate? Was there food in Petrograd or was the capital city really threatened with famine? Did opposition to the royal family make a difference, or did nobody really care?

Questions seem to never end – even the exact date of the February bourgeois revolution in Russia is disputed. On March 12, spontaneous popular uprisings evolved into a political riot and led to the formation of the State Duma's interim committee. In the evening of the same day the Soviet of Workers' Deputies claimed power and on March 14 the Provisional Government set to work, so what is the reference date?…"
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Armand

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Armand

Sounds like some scurrilous attempt to rewrite history, so not only can Putin extend for a fifth term, but he can be revealed to be the true Heir of Nicholas!