Their lives aren’t quite their own: unless they succumb to the self-destruction of abdication, they can’t suddenly decide to become a train driver or ballet dancer.

In his newly released book, “The Last Tsar: the Abdication of Nicholas II and the End of the Romanovs” (Basic Books), author Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, an emeritus professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, ...

15 March 1917 - Tsar Nicholas II steps aside, paving the way for Russian women to get the vote. As Women’s History Month continues, we look at how Tsar Nicholas II of Russia’s abdication on ...

The story itself, broadly familiar from popular treatments over the years, is well told by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa in “The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs.” ...

A new book by UC Santa Barbara emeritus professor of history Tsuyoshi Hasegawa unpacks the abdication of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II and the fall of the Romanovs.

Gary Saul Morson on “The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs” by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.

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Left: Tsar Nicholas II, the last reigning Emperor of Russia, photographed in 1912. Centre: Detail from a mosaic of Marco Polo, displayed in Genoa's Palazzo Doria-Tursi. Right: Detail from a sculpted ...

The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs By Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Basic Books 560 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.

15 March 1917 - Tsar Nicholas II steps aside, paving the way for Russian women to get the vote. As Women’s History Month continues, we look at how Tsar Nicholas II of Russia’s abdication on this day ...