biography
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Alexander II (of Russia),
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known as Alexander the Liberator
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| sex:
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| lived:
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| biography:
| Tsar of Russia from 1855, born in St Petersburg, NW Russia, the son of Nicholas I. He succeeded to the throne during the Crimean War, and signed the Treaty of Paris which ended it in 1856. A determined reformer, the great achievement of his reign was the emancipation of the serfs in 1861 (hence his byname), followed by reform of the legal and administrative systems, and the establishment of elected assemblies in the provinces. Despite his liberal views, his government was severe in repressing peasant unrest and revolutionary movements, and he was assassinated. |
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