Nicholas, I
reigned as Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. He was also the King of
Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. He has become best known as a political
conservative whose reign was marked by geographical expansion, repression of
dissent, economic stagnation, poor administrative policies, a corrupt
bureaucracy, and frequent wars that culminated in Russia's defeat in the
Crimean War of 1853–56. Nicholas had a happy marriage that produced a large
family; all of their seven children survived childhood.
His
biographer Nicholas V. Riasanovsky says that Nicholas displayed determination,
singleness of purpose, and an iron will, along with a powerful sense of duty
and a dedication to very hard work. He saw himself as a soldier—a junior
officer totally consumed by spit and polish. A handsome man, he was highly
nervous and aggressive. Trained as an engineer, he was a stickler for minute
detail. In his public persona, says Riasanovsky, "Nicholas I came to
represent autocracy personified: infinitely majestic, determined and powerful,
hard as stone, and relentless as fate. He was the younger brother of his
predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas inherited his brother's throne despite the
failed Decembrist revolt against him and went on to become the most reactionary
of all Russian leaders
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