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This great-great-granddaughter of Alexander II, who was Emperor of Russia until his assassination in 1881, now lives in Spain. Her father, Vladimir Kirillovich, was born in exile in Finland.
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Alexander II (born Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov; April 29, 1818 - March 13, 1881) was a nineteenth-century Russian emperor. Under his rule, Russia moved towards reform, most notably in the abolition of serfdom. However, his assassination cut these efforts short. Fast Facts: Alexander II Full Name: Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov
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(1818 - 1881), tsar and emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881. Alexander Nicholayevich Romanov is largely remembered for two events — his decision to emancipate the serfs and his assassination at the hands of revolutionaries.
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Alexander II of Russia issued the Edict of Emancipation, granting freedom and property to some twenty million Russian serfs. View reference. Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold. 214.
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Czar Alexander II, the ruler of Russia since 1855, is killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary "People's Will" group. The People's Will,.
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Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. The education of the future tsar took place under the supervision of the liberal romantic poet and translator Vasily Zhukovsky. Alexander inherited the throne after the death of his father in 1855.
Alexander II (Russian Александр II Николаевич, Aleksandr II Nikolaevich) (29 April... Alexandra
Carl Peter Watts examines a set of reforms which held out the prospect of modernising Russia but whose failure paved the way for revolution. Alexander II's 'great reforms' stand out as among the most significant events in nineteenth century Russian history. Alexander became known as the 'Tsar Liberator' because he abolished serfdom in.
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The emperor Alexander II was a man of weak character who possessed no steadfast views on politics. During the reign of his father he had sometimes surpassed Nicholas in reactionary intentions. The Crimean War proved too clearly the danger of Nicholas's martinet system, however, and public opinion was too impetuous for Alexander to resist.
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The Government reforms imposed by Tsar Alexander II of Russia, often called the Great Reforms ( Russian: Великие реформы, romanized : Velikie reformy) by historians, were a series of major social, political, legal and governmental reforms in the Russian Empire carried out in the 1860s. By far the most important was the.
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March 13 [March 1], 1881, St. Petersburg (aged 62) Title / Office: tsar (1855-1881), Russia emperor (1855-1881), Russia House / Dynasty: Romanov dynasty Notable Family Members: father Nicholas I son Alexander III On the Web: GlobalSecurity.org - Alexander II (Jan. 05, 2024) See all related content →
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Alexander II of Russia Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, tr. Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ]; 29 April 1818 - 13 March 1881) [a] was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. [1]
Alexander II Of Russia Biography Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements
W.E. Mosse Alexander II - Reforms, Abolition, Assassination: The modernization of Russian institutions, though piecemeal, was extensive. In Alexander's reign, Russia built the base needed for emergence into capitalism and industrialization later in the century. At the same time, Russian expansion, especially in Asia, steadily gathered momentum.
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In the late 1860s, as the trend toward nationalism swept across Europe, Alexander II began to rescind German Russian privileges; by 1871 the only privilege left was their opportunity to leave. The first wave of emigration out of Russia corresponded with the grace period before conscription into the Russian army began. Between 1873 and 1914.
TSAR ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA 2 March 1855 13 March 1881 by E.Botman 1856, St Petersburg
Russian emperor Alexander II was emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881. He is called the "czar liberator" because he freed the serfs (poor peasants who lived on land owned by nobles) in 1861. Alexander's reign is famous in Russian history and is called the "era of great reforms." Alexander as a young man
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Coordinates: 59°56′24″N 30°19′43″E On 13 March [1 March, Old Style ], 1881, Alexander II, the Emperor of Russia, was assassinated in Saint Petersburg, Russia while returning to the Winter Palace from Mikhailovsky Manège in a closed carriage.
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Alexander II, Russian Aleksandr Nikolayevich, (born April 29, 1818, Moscow, Russia—died March 13, 1881, St. Petersburg), Tsar of Russia (1855-81). He succeeded to the throne at the height of the Crimean War, which revealed Russia's backwardness on the world stage.