Emperor Nicholas II visits Kaiser Wilhelm II - 1905

Николай II с братским визитом
на крейсер «Берлин»
24 июля 1905

Nicholas II on a fraternal visit
to the Cruiser “Berlin”
Taken from a part of the album -
"The Baltic Sea Voyage of Wilhelm II"
24 July 1905

Music:
"Alter Jagermarsch"

Here I present a historic set of photographs of two Heads of State and first cousins, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany meeting on board the German Cruiser "Berlin" in July 1905. A year that saw revolution, political maneuvering among the heads of European countries and new alliances forged.....