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Alexander II of Russia
Also known as Alexander Nikolayevich, Alexander the Liberator, Alexander II
The 12th Emperor of Russia (1855–1881)
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Alexander II was the Russian Emperor from 1855 to 1881 who is famous for abolishing serfdom, a system that had bound peasants to the land for centuries. His reign marked a period of significant reform in Russian society, though he was also assassinated in 1881, which ended his era of modernization.
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Alexander II (29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is also known as Alexander the Liberator because of his historic Edict of Emancipation, which officially abolished Russian serfdom in 1861. Crowned on 7 September 1856, he succeeded his father Nicholas I and was succeeded by his son Alexander III.
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