Tsar Alexander II (mar 2, 1855 – mar 13, 1881)
Description:
Established local govmnt (the zemstvo) -- doesn't create elected national govmntLegalized courts and created equality before the law
relaxed censorship
liberalized Jewish
Subsidized private railroad companies
- leads to growth of proletariat factory workers
Assasinated by radical anarchists
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Date:
mar 2, 1855
mar 13, 1881
~ 26 years