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Apr 25, 2024 · Alexander II (born April 29 [April 17, Old Style], 1818, Moscow, Russia—died March 13 [March 1], 1881, St. Petersburg) was the emperor of Russia (1855–81). His liberal education and distress at the outcome of the Crimean War, which had demonstrated Russia’s backwardness, inspired him toward a great program of domestic reforms, the most ...
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 ...
For his social reforms in Russia and his role in the liberation of Bulgaria, Alexander II became known in Bulgaria as the "Tsar-Liberator of Russians and Bulgarians". A monument to Alexander II was erected in 1907 in Sofia in the "National Assembly" square, opposite to the Parliament building. [42]
- 2 March 1855 – 13 March 1881
- Charlotte of Prussia
Full Name: Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov. Occupation: Emperor of Russia. Born: April 29, 1818 in Moscow, Russia. Died: March 13, 1881 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 1861.
Tsar Alexander II oversaw a set of reforms which held out the prospect of modernising Russia but whose failure paved the way for revolution. Carl Watts | Published in History Review Issue 32 December 1998. Alexander II’s ‘great reforms’ stand out as among the most significant events in nineteenth century Russian history.
