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The Tsar Who Said No: Alexander II and the Loris-Melikov Constitution
In 1881, on the very day he signed a reform that could have transformed Russia into a constitutional monarchy, Tsar Alexander II was assassinated by the People's Will. His son Alexander III tore up the document and launched a brutal crackdown. This episode explores the 'Loris-Melikov Constitution' — a near-miss that might have saved the Romanovs. We follow Count Mikhail Loris-Melikov, the liberal minister who persuaded Alexander II to create a national assembly, and the bomb that ended it all. We also consider the 'What If': could a parliament have prevented…
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