Alexander II of Russia

The 12th Emperor of Russia (1855–1881)

military conflict fought between October 1853 – March 1856

1877–1878 conflict between the Ottoman and Russian Empires

1867 sale of Alaska to the USA by Russia

Polish national uprising against the Russian occupation of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia

reform passed by Tsar Alexander II of Russia which effectively abolished serfdom throughout the Russian Empire

thumb|300px|A Provincial Zemstvo Assembly. Konstantin Trutovsky, 1868

invasion and annexation of Circassia by the Russian Empire (1763-1864)

Regicide

Bald–hairy () is a common joke in Russian political discourse, referring to the observation that the state leaders' succession is often from a bald or balding leader to a hairy one and vice versa. This consistent pattern can be traced back to as early as 1825, when Nicholas I succeeded his late brother Alexander as the emperor of Russia. Nicholas I's son Alexander II formed the first "bald–hairy" pair of the sequence with his father.

equestrian monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria

19th-century major liberalization in Russian Empire

memorial in Helsinki of czar Alexander II of Russia, created 1894

The Government reforms imposed by Tsar Alexander II of Russia

11th century Byzantine illuminated manuscript

Roman statue at Hermitage

monument in Moscow, Russia

Greek monarchical election

hall designed by Alexander Briullov