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It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below. - Alexander II of Russia
" "It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below.
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About Alexander II of Russia
Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, tr. Aleksandr II Nikolaevich; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ]; 29 April [O.S. 17 April] 1818 - 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881) was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881, and also the King of Poland and the Grand Prince of Finland.
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Native Name:
Александр II Николаевич
Alternative Names:
Alexander Nikolayevich
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Alexander the Liberator
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Alexander II
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Alexander II Nikolaevich