TSAR ALEXANDER II

REFORM POLICIES

• Emancipated the serfs of Russia
• Created district epassemblies of elected representatives
• These assemblies were called zemstvos
• Created a system of law courts with a trial by jury
• Had elected justices to reduce judicial corruption

INDUSTRIALIZATION

• He supported Sergei Wittes policies
• Partially responsible for trams-Siberian railway
• Tried to keep industrial workers happy
• Made maximum working day 11.5 hours for workers
• Ultimately did little to help workers though

DEATH OF ALEXANDER II

• He was killed by radical terrorists
• He was viewed as an oppressor
• A bomb was placed on his carriage and he was killed
• After his death he was replaced by Nicholas II
• Nicholas was much more opressive and cruel.