Well a deciding factor was during World War I, when the Bolsheviks came close to overthrowing the monarchy, despite the monarchy's popularity. When Russia withdrew from the war to suppress the Revolution, Wilhelm II took pity on Nicholas and double-crossed Vladimir Lenin, extraditing him to his execution. At the Paris Peace Conference, Russia returned the favor by vouching for Germany that it not be punished too harshly and that it keep its Kaiser as a figurehead. The Allies, using re-armed German troops, helped the war weary White Russians to annihilate the remaining Bolsheviks. Alexander Kerensky was elected Premier of Russia for his leading role in suppressing the Revolution.



Although the British Royal Family loves the Romanovs, Parliament does not, and they still view the Russian Empire as a threat. If not for French diplomatic intervention, there would have been an Anglo-Russian war in the Indo-Persian front. This is one of the reasons why the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was renewed in 1921 (and continues to be renewed), but on the condition that Japan leave the Chinese mainland alone. Wilhelm II objected, but under Chancellor Paul von Hindenburg, Germany joined the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in response to the renewal of the Franco-Russian Alliance. China and Italy are playing the two power blocs against each other, while the United States found neither appealing.