"Alexander III: His life and Reign." Topic

by Margarita Nelipa

"Margarita Nelipa's new book on Emperor Alexander III is the first comprehensive biography in English about this little known and unjustly neglected Russian sovereign who ruled for only 13 years, from 1881-1894.

Her work is the only publication to explore Alexander's childhood, his life as a Grand Duke and then as the Tsesarevich (Heir) as well as his reign as Emperor of Russia following his father, Alexander II's assassination in 1881. His reign, as Nelipa points out, was marked by peace on the international scene but Alexander's domestic policy involved several repressive measures as well as social advances in the fields of education and justice. The book also explores a more personal side of Alexander III, as a devoted and loving husband to his wife, the Empress Maria Feodorovna, and father to their six children. The only other biography in English appeared almost 120 years ago and has the shortcoming of being published before Alexander III's death. The book is a comprehensive biography of Alexander as both man and monarch.

Adding to the unique quality of this book, Nelipa once again relies on Russian primary sources which include diaries, letters, courtroom documents as well as memoirs and newspapers of the day all translated by the author and which have never been previously brought together. Extensive annotations, several appendices and a comprehensive index add rigor to this work…"

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Encouraged by its successful assassination of Alexander II, Narodnaya Volya began planning the murder of Alexander III. The plot was uncovered by the Okhrana and five of the conspirators, including Alexander Ulyanov, the older brother of Vladimir Lenin, were captured and hanged on 20 May] 1887

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