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abdication statement
Abdication statement of Nicholas II, signed 2 March 1917 O.S.
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Manifesto of abdication.
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The abdication of Nicholas II on 2 March 1917 O.S. Pictured aboard the Imperial Train: Minister of the Imperial Court Baron Woldemar Freedericksz, Commander of the Northern Front General Nikolai Ruzsky, State Duma deputies Vasily Shulgin and Alexander Guchkov, Nicholas II. (State Historical Museum)
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Memorial plaque on the Pskov Railway Station.

Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne of the Russian Empire on 2 March (O.S.) / 15 March (N.S.) 1917, in the midst of World War I and the February Revolution. The Emperor renounced the throne on behalf of himself and his son, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, in favor of his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich.Шаблон:Sfn The next day the Grand Duke refused to accept the imperial authority,Шаблон:Sfn stating that he would accept it only if that was the consensus of democratic action by the Russian Constituent Assembly, which shall define the form of government for Russia.Шаблон:Sfn With this decision, the rule of the 300-year-old House of Romanov ended.[1] Power in Russia then passed to the Russian Provisional Government, signaling victory for the February Revolution.

The manifesto of abdication

Summary

Nicholas II's abdication statement states that he is renouncing the throne in favour of his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich in order to facilitate the closest union possible so that Russia's war effort would be victorious. Nicholas II calls on the people to fulfill their duty to the fatherland and help guide the Russian Empire on the road to victory. The statement ends with a plea to God to help Russia.

English translation of the manifesto of abdicationШаблон:Quote

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