The last tsars of Russia
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- Created on: 14-04-14 14:19
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- The Last Tsars of Russia
- Alexander II 1855-1881
- Quite a liberal Tsar who wanted to make changes
- 1864: Zemstva Reform (local governments) extended to towns and cities by 1870
- 1870: Trial by jury introduced
- 1861: Emancipation of the serfs (land slaves)
- For radical groups, these reforms weren't enough and groups such as the People's Will wanted more
- Assassinated in 1881 by a member of the People's Will when on his way to sign a decree to allow Russia's first national assembly
- Alexander III 1881-1894
- Reactionary and very repressive
- Very conservative and this increased after his father was assassinated
- Main objective was to re-establish the autocratic power of the tsar
- Nicholas II 1894-1917
- Not a strong Tsar
- Russian people were very unhappy
- Alexander II 1855-1881
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