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Alexander I: The Mysterious Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon
Emperor Alexander I of Russia is one of the most enigmatic figures of the Romanov dynasty. He came to the throne after his father Paul I was assassinated in a palace coup he may have known about. He defeated Napoleon, became the 'Savior of Europe,' and then turned Russia into a police state. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Alexander's paradoxes: the liberal reformer who imposed military colonies, the idealist who rigidly censored literature, and the tsar who, after his death, became the subject of a legend that he had faked his own death and become a holy hermit in…
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