On 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881, Alexander II, the Emperor of Russia, was assassinated in Saint Petersburg, Russia while returning to the Winter Palace from Mikhailovsky Manège in a …

Feb 9, 2010 · Czar Alexander II, the ruler of Russia since 1855, is killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary “People’s Will” group. The …

The assassination of Alexander II, drawing by G. Broling, 1881 After the last assassination attempt in February 1880, Count Loris-Melikov was appointed the head of the Supreme …

Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881 in a bomb attack carried out by members of the terrorist revolutionary organization Narodnaya Volya (“People’s Will”).

Before Emperor Alexander II of Russia was killed on March 1, 1881, five attempts on his life were made: his home and train were blown up, he was shot at, and even chased down the street by …

Feb 24, 2014 · In this brilliant article with a twist at the end, Helen Saker-Parsons tells us the story of the various assassination attempts on 19th century Russian ruler Tsar Alexander II. And his …

Mar 12, 2014 · Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia was assassinated by a bomb on March 13 (Old Style Date March 1), 1881 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Born in 1818, he was the eldest …

Alexander II - Reforms, Abolition, Assassination: The modernization of Russian institutions, though piecemeal, was extensive. In Alexander’s reign, Russia built the base needed for …

Czar Alexander II, the ruler of Russia since 1855, is killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary “People’s Will” group. The People’s Will, …

On this day in history, 13 March 1881, Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated by Nikolai Rysakov, a twenty-year old Russian revolutionary and member of the left-wing terrorist …