At the heart of Matilda is a classic tragic conflict between personal desire and royal obligation. The narrative captures Nicholas at a pivotal turning point in his life, torn between his passionate love for Kschessinska and his preordained duty to the Russian Empire, which required his marriage to Alix of Hesse (later Empress Alexandra Feodorovna).
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In 1981, Nicholas II and his family were canonized as passion bearers by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, and later by the Moscow Patriarchate in 2000. For hardline Orthodox believers and monarchists, Nicholas II is a holy figure. The mere depiction of the future saint engaging in a passionate, pre-marital sexual affair was viewed by religious conservatives as blasphemy and an insult to Russian history. The backlash was severe and, at times, violent: At the heart of Matilda is a classic