Alexander II 1855-1861
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Alexander II
- Born 1818, died 1881; son of Nicholas I
- He had a relatively liberal education by Zukhaukley so developed liberal and humane inclinations
- He was a reformer but wanted to preserve the autocracy as he believed in divine right, but he felt that various reforms must be introduced for this to happen
- Failure in Crimean War led him wanting to modernise Russia and develop industry
- He was the first royal visitor to Siberia where he met political exiles and displayed sympathy for their conditions
- His father ensured that he gained political experience as a member of various government committees
Tsars ruled by divine right through the Hereditory Principle:
- Autocracy: No legal restrictions on the monarch; total obediance expected
- Orthodoxy: Had close links to the Russian Orthodox Church; unsympathetic to other faiths
- Nationality: The process of russification…
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