1917 Arrest of Nicholas II

One hundred years ago, on March 22, 1917, the abdicated Emperor Nicholas II, upon his arrival from Tsarskoe Selo, was arrested by order of the Provisional Government. The royal family was arrested the day before. Before leaving Mogilev, the tsar issued the last order for the army, which said: "This unprecedented war must be brought to complete victory. Whoever thinks about peace, who desires it, is a traitor to the Fatherland, its traitor." At the insistence of the Provisional Government, the order was not published.