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In 1981, Nicholas, his wife, and their children were recognized as martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in New York City. On 15 August 2000, they were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as passion bearers, commemorating believers who face death in a Christ-like manner.
In 1981, Nicholas, his wife, and their children were recognized as martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in New York City. On 15 August 2000, they were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as passion bearers, commemorating believers who face death in a Christ-like manner.
==In popular culture==
[[File:Nicholas II Anastasia.png|thumb|300px|right|The Disney/20th Century Fox/Don Bluth version of Nicholas II]]
Nicholas II is known fire his role in the Don Bluth movie ''Anastasia''. He has brown hair, brown eyes (blue in real life) and thick eyebrows. He had a short beard with a mustache. Since he occupied the highest position in Russia during that time, he was always seen with an elegant suit, which was composed with a white shirt that had a thick blue sash (from his right shoulder to his left hip). On each shoulder he had a fringe, from which a tiny and thin chain hanged on the right hand side. He had black belt and boots and had red trousers with a thin yellow line at it's extremes.
He is first seen along with his wife, Alexandra, in the music box that his mother Dowager Empress Marie was carrying before entering to the Romanov's Palace. He was assassinated along with his wife, three elder daughters and only son by Grigori Rasputin's army of rebels. However, his youngest daughter, Anastasia, escaped the assassination with her grandmother, Marie.
In the prologue (beginning of the movie) and in a dream, he shows his love for Anastasia as the two were dancing and he picked her up.
According to Vladimir, he would have to be stern with Anastasia sometimes and gave her a look when she had to behave.
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