Six months of relentless purges, and word’s bound to cross borders.
Germany, right next door, couldn’t miss Russia’s internal slaughter.
Wilhelm II, having ousted Bismarck’s pro-Russia clique, felt a strange disconnect hearing the news from Russia.
“Estimates say over five thousand executed or exiled to Siberia for serious crimes,” a report stated.
“Dukes, commoners—no distinction in punishment,” Wilhelm noted.
Classic Russian barbarity—no resignations, just death or banishment. But that’s not what bugged Wilhelm.
It was his cousin, Nikki, doing things Wilhelm would never touch. That’s the rub.
We’re pretty damn similar.
Both inherited strong military legacies from their predecessors.
Both relied on prime ministers—pro-Russia or pro-Germany moderates.
Both ascended to near-identical imperial power at similar times.
Both ditched constitutional monarchy nonsense.
From blood to environment, they’re cut from the same cloth.
Yet, in this setup, his cousin Nikki acts like a pirate captain crossing the Atlantic.
What makes him so…
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