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Even under the best of circumstances, a person of Nicholas' limited intelligence and non-existent willpower would have made poor Tsar.
即使是在最好的条件下，尼古拉这种才智有限、没有钢铁意志的人也很难当好沙皇的
Together with his iron-willed but equally dim wife, born Princess Alex of Hesse.
再加上他那意志坚强但是同样昏庸的妻子——原来黑森的爱丽丝公主
Emperor Nicholas the Second would be burning down the house.
尼古拉二世就注定难逃厄运了
Segment 20c: War and Revolution.
片段20c：战争与革命
May 18th, 1896, was coronation day for Emperor Nicholas the Second and his wife the Empress Alexandra.
1896年5月18日是尼古拉二世和皇后亚历山德拉的加冕日
On the coronation eve, thousands of Muscovites gathered in the field near the festivities, hoping they would receive some expensive souvenirs.
在加冕前夕，数千名莫斯科人聚集在庆典附近的田野，希望可以得到一些昂贵的纪念品

At dawn, chaos erupted and the undermanned police force could not establish order.
黎明时分，混乱发生了，配给不足的警力完全不能保持秩序
1,300 people were trampled to death and likely another 1,300 injured.
1300人被踩踏致死，很可能另外1300人受伤
But the coronation went on, and that night Nicholas and Alexandra attended all the formal balls held in their honor.
但是加冕还是照常进行，当天晚上尼古拉和亚历山德拉还是参加了所有为他们举办的舞会
The remaining 23 years of their reign went little better!
接下来的23年的统治也没有好到哪去
Once crowned, Nicholas announced his intent to reign in the autocratic Romanov tradition.
加冕之后，尼古拉宣布他打算按照罗曼诺夫家族传统的独裁方式统治
Since he and Alexandra both believe in the concept of official nationality, the opinions of the Russian people were insignificant.
由于他跟亚历山德拉都深信官方民族主义的正确性，俄国人民的意见就变得不重要了

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课程介绍:

简述各小节内容，亚历山大二世的统治，尼古拉二世的统治，俄国参加一战及其影响，结语。

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