Nicholas I (Russian Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of three living members of the East Slavic languages, the others being Belarusian and Ukrainian (and possibly Rusyn,: Николай I Павлович, Nikolaj I Pavlovič), (6 July [O.S. Old Style and New Style (or N.S.) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January (NS) even though contemporary documents use a different start of year (OS); or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar (OS), formerly in use in many countries, 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [O.S. Old Style and New Style (or N.S.) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January (NS) even though contemporary documents use a different start of year (OS); or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar (OS), formerly in use in many countries, 18 February] 1855), was the Emperor of Russia At different times, a ruler in Kievan Rus'/Rus' principalities/Tsardom of Russia/Russian Empire bore the title of Kniaz , Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary Reactionary refers to any political or social movement or ideology that seeks a return to a previous state (the status quo ante) and opposes changes in society it deems harmful. The term originated in the French Revolution, to denote the counter-revolutionaries who wanted to restore the real or imagined conditions of the monarchical Ancien Régime of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometres.

Nicholas I was born in Gatchina Gatchina is a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located 45 km south of St. Petersburg by the road leading to Pskov. Population: 88,420 (2002 Census); 79,714 (1989 Census). It is part of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments to Emperor Paul I Paul (October 1 [O.S. September 20] 1754 – March 23 [O.S. March 11] 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 and Empress Maria Feodorovna. He was a younger brother to Alexander I of Russia Alexander I of Russia (23 December 1777 – 19 November 1825), also known as Alexander the Blessed (Russian: Александр Благословенный, Aleksandr Blagoslovennyi) served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and and Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia.

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