I Tzar and Tzarina were not particularlly intelligent. They did not know how poor Russia really was. 90% of the population were peasants who barely had anything to eat and had no possessions. In Tzarist Russia, there was NO middle class- any teacher will tell you in order for a society to survive, there MUST be a middle class to balance out wealth and commerce. Thre were the rich, and the poor- who had no power whatsoever. The royals were so disconnected with the people's reality that they were eventually overthrown, and unfortunately, execusted. The girls, however, had nothing to do with the affairs of state- their father and mother lead to the downfall. But empires cannot last forever. A country's wealth and prosperity cannot last forever. Time changes, therefore countries evolve into something different than before. The tzar REFUSED to change his government- modernity called for monarchs to give up power because certainly, one man and one woman CANNOT RULE THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! Nicholas and Alexandra, of coarse, ignored thiis and refuse reform and refused to give up any power. Other countries were leaning towards democracies and began reforming laws and goveernment to appeal to the people's needs. Because of the Tzars refusal for change Russia suffered dramatically from World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution and the whole Communist regime. One always wonders how Russia would be different now if the Tzar accepted change and reform!
