Alexander II And The Russian Revolution

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The relevancy of Alexander II prior to the Russian Revolution is overlooked due to the more prominent successors, such as Alexander III and Nicholas I. That very fact made the method of research unique compared to traditional methods. Since the topic refers to the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, it requires a historian to analyze not only the person of topic, but others who are significant to that same topic. The research primarily focused on the ramifications of Alexander II’s liberalizing actions, but as more research was conducted, the information was leading towards the decisions made by Alexander III and Nicholas I. Finding research pertaining to Alexander II was difficult because Alexander III and, most notably, Nicholas I were

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