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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.
即使是在最好的條件下，尼古拉這種才智有限、沒有鋼鐵意志的人也很難當好沙皇的
Together with his iron-willed but equally dim wife, born Princess Alex of Hesse.
再加上他那意志堅強但是同樣昏庸的妻子——原來黑森的愛麗絲公主
Emperor Nicholas the Second would be burning down the house.
尼古拉二世就注定難逃厄運了
Segment 20c: War and Revolution.
片段20c：戰(zhàn)爭與革命
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亞歷山德拉的加冕日
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，數(shù)千名莫斯科人聚集在慶典附近的田野，希望可以得到一些昂貴的紀念品
At dawn, chaos erupted and the undermanned police force could not establish order.
黎明時分，混亂發(fā)生了，配給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人受傷
But the coronation went on, and that night Nicholas and Alexandra attended all the formal balls held in their honor.
但是加冕還是照常進行，當天晚上尼古拉和亞歷山德拉還是參加了所有為他們舉辦的舞會
The remaining 23 years of their reign went little better!
接下來的23年的統(tǒng)治也沒有好到哪去
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羅曼諾夫家族傳統(tǒng)的獨裁方式統(tǒng)治
Since he and Alexandra both believe in the concept of official nationality, the opinions of the Russian people were insignificant.
由于他跟亞歷山德拉都深信官方民族主義的正確性，俄國人民的意見就變得不重要了
