The Gallimaufry Show

Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar

December 23, 2021 The Gallimaufry Season 1 Episode 16
The Gallimaufry Show
Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar
Show Notes

Often called the Russian Lincoln, we take a look at the life of Alexander the 2nd of well...Russia. Thought of as too emotional and lazy by his peers, he certainly showed them! Known for emancipating the serfs and trying desperately to reform Russia against a rising tide of violent terrorism, Alexander ultimately fell to an assassin's bomb. In his life he managed to make seismic changes to Russia, but his death would go on to have an even greater impact...