The lives of the last Tsar and his wife are well-known. The story of their romance, life and the fate they shared with their children in a Siberian cellar.
Nicholas and Alexandra wrote to each other a great deal during the World War I. Nicholas and Alexandra were very close and during the war the Tsar depended on his wife for political advice and support. With good reason the Tsar trusted few people, and his wife was the chief among a handful that he accepted advice from. Prior to World War I she had never been involved in politics and had focused her attentions on the comfort of her husb…