Tsar Alexander II of Russia stood at the crossroads of history—after all, his reign paved the way to the fall of the Romanov empire. And when you look at his scandalous life, it’s no wonder ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday unveiling a monument to the tsar in the Crimean city of Yalta. Putin called Alexander III a prominent politician and patriot who bore personal ...

Her son Paul I restored the succession of oldest sons to the throne, which continued through Alexander III and Nicholas II, the last tsar. Alexander III (ruled 1881 Ü 1894) began a web of ...