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Narodnaya Volya
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Narodnaya Volya was a late 19th-century revolutionary socialist political organization operating in the Russian Empire, which conducted assassinations of government officials in an attempt to overthro
Boris Kustodiev, Liberation of peasants (1907). Painting of peasants hearing the reading of the emancipation reform of 1861 from the steps of the loca
Boris Kustodiev, Liberation of peasants (1907). Painting of peasants hearing the reading of the emancipation reform of 1861 from the steps of the local manor.
Alexander Dmitrievich Mikhailov (1855–1884), was one of the founders of Zemlya i Volya, predecessor of Narodnaya Volya.
Alexander Dmitrievich Mikhailov (1855–1884), was one of the founders of Zemlya i Volya, predecessor of Narodnaya Volya.
Mark Andreyevich Natanson (1851–1919) was one of the leading members of the Zemlya i Volya.
Mark Andreyevich Natanson (1851–1919) was one of the leading members of the Zemlya i Volya.
The assassination of Alexander II of Russia, 1881
The assassination of Alexander II of Russia, 1881
Alexander III of Russia
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Alexander III was Emperor of Russia, King of 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
Narodnaya Volya
…did not end the Tsarist regime, the government ran scared in the aftermath of the bomb that killed him, with the formal coronation ceremony of Tsar Alexander III postponed for more than two years due to security concerns. The Tsar had been formally sentenced to death by the Executive Committee of Narodnaya Volya…
Portrait photograph by Sergey Levitsky, 1885
Portrait photograph by Sergey Levitsky, 1885
Grand painting by artist Georges Becker of the coronation of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fyodorovna, which took place on 27 May [O.S. 15 M
Grand painting by artist Georges Becker of the coronation of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Fyodorovna, which took place on 27 May [O.S. 15 May] 1883 at the Uspensky Sobor of the Moscow Kremlin. On the left of the dais can be seen his young son and heir, the Tsarevich Nicholas, and behind Nicholas can be seen a young Grand Duke George.
Alexander receiving rural district elders in the yard of Petrovsky Palace in Moscow; painting by Ilya Repin
Alexander receiving rural district elders in the yard of Petrovsky Palace in Moscow; painting by Ilya Repin
Alexander III arriving at Fontell House (also known as "The House of Emperor") for the first time on 4 August 1885, in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Alexander III arriving at Fontell House (also known as "The House of Emperor") for the first time on 4 August 1885, in Lappeenranta, Finland.