In the Russia of Czar Nicholas II, no secret was more closely guarded than the surprises inside the precious eggs he gave to his wife and mother each Easter.

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In 1894, Alexander III of Russia died and was succeeded by Nicholas II.

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Stolypin was assassinated, Nicholas II murdered by the Bolsheviks and Russia plunged into 73 years of communism.

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