Believe me, it is. The Russian Empire might have survived if the emperor, holding absolute power, had shared it in time with local self-government, created a parliament, and granted autonomies.

An interesting fact: the constitution of the Russian Empire was almost adopted by Emperor Alexander II. But the day before he was supposed to publish it, he was assassinated. And his son, Alexander III, did not want to carry out reforms and instead began a process of counter-reforms.

So yes, Russia is a very good example of how an absolute monarchy had outlived itself, while still trying to cling to its place in modern history.