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Alexander III was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. This policy is known in Russia as "counter-reforms". Under the influence of Konstantin Pobedonostsev (1827–1907), he opposed any socio-economic moves that limited his autocratic rule. During his reign, Russia fought no major wars as well; he therefore came to be known as "The Peacemaker".
Alexander III may refer to:
The 1860s was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1860, and ended on December 31, 1869.
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin was a Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian-Russian extraction. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as "The Five", a group dedicated to producing a "uniquely Russian" kind of classical music. Borodin is known best for his symphonies, his two string quartets, the symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia and his opera Prince Igor.
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia was the second son of the Tsesarevich and Tsesarevna of Russia, later Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria.
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky was a 19th-century Russian composer. He bridged the gap in Russian opera composition between Mikhail Glinka and the later generation of The Five and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer who published nearly 600 Russian fairy and folk tales, one of the largest collections of folklore in the world. This collection was not strictly Russian, but included folk tales from Ukraine and Belarus alongside Russian folk tales. The first edition of his collection was published in eight volumes from 1855 to 1867, earning him the reputation of being the Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm.
The House of Obolensky is the name of a princely Russian family of the Rurik dynasty. The family of aristocrats mostly fled Russia in 1917 during the Russian Revolution.
Scenes from the Past is a trilogy of satirical plays by Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin, written from 1854 to 1869. The first play, Krechinsky's Wedding, was written in 1854 during Sukhovo-Kobylin's imprisonment, premiered in 1855 and published in Sovremennik magazine in 1856. The second play, The Trial, was written in 1858 an premiered only in 1881, as hadn't passed the censorship. The last play of the trilogy, Tarelkin's Death, was written in 1869 and premiered only in 1900.
During the territorial evolution of Russia, the 3rd Guard Infantry division in the Russian Empire consisted of four regiments: the Litovsky Guards Regiment, Kexholm Guards Regiment, St. Petersburg Guards Regiment, and the Volhynian Guard Regiment.
Alexander II was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.
Events from the year 1802 in Russia
Events from the year 1800 in Russia
Events from the year 1870 in Russia.
The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 29th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was part of the 20th Army Corps.
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