Russian Revolution · TURNING POINT ·
Assassination of Alexander II (1881)
On the Russian Revolution map as “The Catherine Canal”
1/13 Mar 1881 — On his way back from the Sunday parade, Alexander II is killed by a second bomb thrown by the People’s Will. That morning he had approved a modest plan to bring elected delegates into law-making. His son buries the plan with him.
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- Turning point
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- Counter-reforms of Alexander III (chapter 2 of Russian Revolution)
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- The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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