Onishchenko, the cause of death of Nicholas I.

The cause of death of Emperor Nicholas I, had the flu and not a suicide, as some historians. Told the chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko reporters at a press conference in "Interfax". "It is an obvious fact, after the reconstruction of his illness and descriptions doctor" - said Onishchenko. Causes of death of Nicholas I, a story like the other Russian rulers discussed in detail in the recent book, "Medicine and the imperial power in Russia," in the work, attended by the chief sanitary doctor of Russia. By Gennady Onishchenko, the main purpose of the study, which is the historical period from 1826 to 1917, the reconstruction of the medical history of the Russian imperial court. Nicholas I died 18th February 1855, when the failure of Russia Crimean campaign came to an end, and the inevitable defeat of the Russian army was obvious. According to witnesses, Nicholas I was very annoyed by the military defeat of Russia. Thus, a version of the emperor committed suicide by poison.