QUESTION+ANSWER+PROSECUTION

Q: Did you try to give up your rule? A: yes, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: did you lose your wars? A:yes, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: Did you kill innocent civilans? A: yes, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: Did you let your wife and Rasputin rule? A: No they were just temporarily helping me rule since I was away, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: Did you ever think that you would not make a fit ruler? A: Early in my reign but I was wrong and I am wonderful, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: Did yer son ever distract you from your rule?

A: Yes he was very sick and in pain at times, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: Why did you fire your uncle from rule of the military? A: I thought I was needed help, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

Q: Why didn't you have supplies for your soldiers? A:I don't know i was in the front lines and could not help, but i am the Tsar so you are wasting your time I am gods gift and rules do not apply to me.

__Tsar Nicholas__

Where were you on Bloody Sunday?

I was at my palace and the people were protesting outside.

Did you order the guards to shoot at people during Bloody Sunday?

No I didn’t, but I got blamed for it.

Do you think it was bad what the guards did to the people during Bloody Sunday?

Yes, they were innocent. All they did was petition.

Did you abdicate during the Feb/Mar Revolution & the Oct/Nov Revolution to satisfy your people?

Yes it did.

Did abdicating make the people look at you in a different way?

Yes. They were all angry with me so I had to abdicate.

When you noticed people did not like the way you ruled Russia, did you make changes to make them happier?

Yes, I abdicated.

Q: Do you think you held to much power being in control of the military and government? A: I think I held just the right amount of power for an autocrat

Q: What do you think the Kulaks turning on you means? A: Shows you that they were un-loyal.

Q: Why did you take the position of head of the military? A: My uncle was not doing a good enough job I thought.

Q: Do you think you should have left Russia in the hands of your wife and Rasputin? A: I trusted her, so I think it was the right move because I had to go to the front lines.

Q: Why did you not tell the country about your son’s disease? A: I did not want them to worry about their next heir to the throne. I wanted them to believe that he was going to be just as strong as anyone ruler.

Q: What is Duma? A: It was an elected body of officials

Q: And why did you dissolve it? A: I did not agree with all of their views and ideas.

Q: What is your point of view on the pogroms? A: I did not support them

Q: What did you think of the revolutions at first? A: I listened to my wife, and thought they would blow over.

Q: Opinion on Bloody Sunday? A: I never gave the order to fire, but thought it would all blow over so I didn't paid much attetion cause I was focusing on the war.

Q: Did you think you were open to other people's opinions? A: Not as much as I should of been

Q: What is your opinion on Rasputin staying in your home and having free through your house? A: I thought it was fine at the time

Q: Do you consider Rasputin a real healer? A: I don't think so, but he helped my son so that's what mattered.

Q: What is your opinion of yourself as a ruler? A: In the begining I doubted myself as a ruler, but as the years went on I trusted myself more as a ruler.

Q: Do you consider yourself a good military leader? A: I consider myself a military man yes

Q: In your point of view how did your coronation go? A: I thought it was horrible what happened to those people, yet I did not show the public that.