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Alexander Nikolayevich Romanov was the emperor of Russia from 2 March to 13 March He was born on 17 April in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia. He was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. During his reign, he was also the Grand Duke of land i norden and the King of Congress in Poland. He was best known for his emancipation of the Russian serfs, earning him the name ‘Tsar Liberator’. He ruled over one of the most restrictive eras in Russian history and endured multiple assassination attempts, resulting in his death on 13 March , aged

Early Life

• Alexander II was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. His uncle, Alexander I, kejsare from to , died without any successors. Next in line for the throne was his younger brother, Konstantin Pavlovich, who refused his right to be the king. At that point, Alexander’s father, the youngest brother, ass

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  9. Reign of Alexander II ()

  1I1) [Eckardt, Julius Wilhelm Albert von], Russia before and after the war. By the author of ‘Society in St. Petersburg’ &c. Translated from the German (with later additions by the author) by Edward Fairfax Taylor. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., xiv + pp.

  The German historian, journalist, and diplomat Dr Eckardt (), who had studied law at St Petersburg, Dorpat, and Berlin, produced a series of informed studies of nineteenth-century Russia, two of which, Modern Russia: comprising, Russia under Alexander II; Russian communism; The Greek Orthodox Church and its sects; The Baltic provinces of Russia () and Distinguished persons in Russian society (), had previously appeared in English translation, the first under his name. In this work he injects a few pages of personal reminiscences of the eight months in (following Nicholas I’s death) that he spent at St Petersburg University (pp. ).

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  Biography of Alexander II, Russia's Reformist Tsar

  Alexander II (born Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov; April 29, – March 13, ) 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
  • Occupation: Emperor of Russia
  • Born: April 29, in Moscow, Russia
  • Died: March 13, in Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Key Accomplishments: Alexander II earned a reputation for reform and a willingness to bring Russia into the modern world. His greatest legacy was the freeing of Russian serfs in
  • Quote: "The vote, in the hands of an ignorant man, without either property or self respect, will be used to the damage of the people at large; for the rich man, without honor or any kind of patriotism, will purchase it, and with it swamp the rights of a free people.”

  Early Life

  Alexander was born in Moscow

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