Who could've given Tsar Nicholas II and his family refuge aside from the British and the French?

[A Piece of History]

If you're going by the Gregorian calendar, two days ago (as of 19th July, Australian time) was the 102nd anniversary of the execution of Tar Nicholas II and his family by order of the Ural Regional Soviet.

After his abdication from the throne, his cousin, King George, attempted to offer him refuge, but fear of a socialist uproar (on the scale of the 1916 Easter Rising) in the United Kingdom essentially cowed the King into not making the offer. The French government declined to accept the Romanovs in view of increasing unrest on the Western Front and on the home front as a result of the ongoing war with Germany. The British ambassador in Paris advised the Foreign Secretary that the Romanovs would be unwelcome in France as the ex-Empress was regarded as pro-German.

So if the British and the French weren't going to give them asylum, who else could've given the Tsar and/or his family asylum?

 

[Nivek]

THE US?

 

[EmperorBuaya]

I am thinking U.S., Canada or one of the Scandinavian countries like Denmark or Sweden.

 

[tallthinkev]

Spain, Italy, Portugal or Greece. An outside chance of Brazil.

 

[Johnrankins]

THE US?

That would be the safest. The US is both far enough away for it to look less threatening to the revolutionaries and a country powerful enough that they would have to think twice about crossing.

 

[zhropkick]

Would any of the other Slavic countries like Serbia or Czechoslovakia taken them in? I know those places had sizeable white Russian expat communities.

 

[Whiteshore]

Mexico after revolution, and I'm not making this up, Felix von Habsburg, son of Kaiser Karl I of Austria-Hungary lived in Mexico and would ultimately die in Mexico City. I know it's insane, that Mexico out of all the places in the world would house them.

And it would be ironic if the exiled Romanovs and one Leon Trotsky end up as neighbors. It would be quite funny.

 

[Jiraiyathegallant]

If he just shows up at Ellis Island, would he be denied?

 

[SavoyTruffle]

Neutral Spain's not a bad choice.

 

[Simon]

How about Switzerland? They have a long history of neutrality and respecting the privacy of private citizens, plus it would be vaguely amusing to have the Tsar and Lenin effectively swapping places. The main problem they would probably have would be financial.

 

[Karelian]

Denmark would be their best bet, as their royal house has strong family ties to the Romanovs.

 

[Ramontxo]

Oddly enough I think that his cousin Willy is about his best chance...

 

[duckie]

Oddly enough I think that his cousin Willy is about his best chance...

LOL, Let them come to the Netherlands, Maybe in 1918, the Romanovs, could take their cousing in,

 

[sarahz]

If you're going by the Gregorian calendar, two days ago (as of 19th July, Australian time) was the 102nd anniversary of the execution of Tar Nicholas II and his family by order of the Ural Regional Soviet.

After his abdication from the throne, his cousin, King George, attempted to offer him refuge, but fear of a socialist uproar (on the scale of the 1916 Easter Rising) in the United Kingdom essentially cowed the King into not making the offer. The French government declined to accept the Romanovs in view of increasing unrest on the Western Front and on the home front as a result of the ongoing war with Germany. The British ambassador in Paris advised the Foreign Secretary that the Romanovs would be unwelcome in France as the ex-Empress was regarded as pro-German.

So if the British and the French weren't going to give them asylum, who else could've given the Tsar and/or his family asylum?

the Dutch? As with the Kaiser..

 

[Tibi088]

the Dutch? As with the Kaiser..

Move in the Habsburg as well, than have them ground some club called "The league of the Three Emperors".

 

[MatthewB]

LOL, Let them come to the Netherlands, Maybe in 1918, the Romanovs, could take their cousing in,

Sounds like the Fletcher Memorial Home.

 

[ivanotter]

Denmark, because of the family ties.

Also, Denmark should be 'safe' insofar as unrest is concerned

 

[Cryptic]

Denmark would be their best bet, as their royal house has strong family ties to the Romanovs.

Denmark was a small, ethnically homogenous nation with no immigrant history that was close to the Russian Empire.

Denmark would not only be sheltering the royal family, but the royal family could be a beacon for many more white Russians. France, which did have at least somewhat of an immigrant tradition, was willing to shelter white Russians- with the quiet and gentle understanding that most be at least relatively wealthy and be low maintenance and low social impact.

Denmark's position on the Baltic would make it attractive to larger numbers of Russian refugees with more diverse levels of wealth and education. My guess is that any potential for serving as a refugee destination beyond a few wealthy and obscure individuals was going to be well, declined- with a polite smile.

 

[Peg Leg Pom]

I am thinking U.S., Canada or one of the Scandinavian countries like Denmark or Sweden.

If Britain isn't going to offer asylum then none of the Dominions will either.

 

[Karelian]

Denmark was a small, ethnically homogenous nation with no immigrant history that was close to the Russian Empire.

Denmark would not only be sheltering the royal family, but the royal family could be a beacon for many more white Russians. France, which did have at least somewhat of an immigrant tradition, was willing to shelter white Russians- with the quiet and gentle understanding that most be at least relatively wealthy and be low maintenance and low social impact.

Denmark's position on the Baltic would make it attractive to larger numbers of Russian refugees with more diverse levels of wealth and education. I think this would not sit well with Denmark in 1918. My guess is that any potential for serving as a refugee destination beyond a few individuals was going to be well, declined- with a polite smile.

The Danes could just deny entry from everyone they did not wish to receive, as there were no international asulym treaties in effect.