The Royal Manifesto

The disturbances and unrest in the capitals and in many areas of Our Empire fill Our heart with a great and terrible grief. The welfare of the Russian Sovereign is inseparable from the welfare of the people, and the people’s sorrow is his sorrow. The unrest that has arisen may cause profound popular turmoil and be a threat to the integrity and unity of Our state.

The great vow of royal service commands Us to apply all the power of Our reason and authority in pursuing the speediest possible cessation of disturbances so perilous to the state. Having ordered the appropriate authorities to take measures to eliminate direct manifestations of disorder, lawlessness, and violence and to protect the peaceful population quietly seeking to fulfill its duties, We, in order to successfully carry out the general measures that we have conceived to restore peace to the life of the state, recognize the necessity of integrating the functions of the highest level of government.

We entrust the government with the execution of Our unwavering will: