The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad was split on the issue back in 1981, some members suggesting that the emperor was a weak ruler and had failed to thwart the rise of the Bolsheviks.
A Igrexa Ortodoxa Rusa fóra de Rusia quedou dividida sobre a cuestión en 1981, e algúns membros suxeriron que foi un mal gobernante que non logrou evitar o ascenso dos bolxeviques.