I’d completely forgotten about the abdication. Also regarding the vertical system of yes sayers, if I’m not mistaken a lot of those people were essentially tel

I’d completely forgotten about the abdication. Also regarding the vertical system of yes sayers, if I’m not mistaken a lot of those people were essentially telling Nicholas that he should maintain the autocracy in various ways because he had some hesitations about it. I should read up again and refresh my memory. The empire was incredibly fascinating.