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... Russia ) , emperor of Russia ( 1855-81 ) . His liberal education and distress at the outcome of the Crimean War , which had demonstrated Russia's backward- ness , inspired him toward a great program of domestic reforms , the most ...
... Russia ) , emperor of Russia ( 1855-81 ) . His liberal education and distress at the outcome of the Crimean War , which had demonstrated Russia's backward- ness , inspired him toward a great program of domestic reforms , the most ...
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... Russia . But on the day when , after much hesitation , the Tsar fi- nally signed the proclamation announcing his intentions ( March 1 , 1881 ) , he was mortally wounded by bombs in a plot sponsored by People's Will . It can be said that ...
... Russia . But on the day when , after much hesitation , the Tsar fi- nally signed the proclamation announcing his intentions ( March 1 , 1881 ) , he was mortally wounded by bombs in a plot sponsored by People's Will . It can be said that ...
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Russia - d . July 16/17 , 1918 , Yekaterinburg ) , only son of Nicholas II , the last tsar of Russia , and the tsarina Alexandra . He was the first male heir born to a reigning tsar since the 17th century . Alexis was a hemophiliac ...
Russia - d . July 16/17 , 1918 , Yekaterinburg ) , only son of Nicholas II , the last tsar of Russia , and the tsarina Alexandra . He was the first male heir born to a reigning tsar since the 17th century . Alexis was a hemophiliac ...
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