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Tsar Nicholas II ruled at a time when international banking interests were exerting growing influence over global politics, especially during and after World War I. He expressed deep suspicion toward international finance and resisted placing Russia under foreign economic control. When proposals for post-war governance, such as the League of Nations, began circulating, they were championed by Western banking families who saw centralized institutions as tools to control credit, resources, and sov