He banned Polish after the January Uprising but made Finnish a national language.
One of this ruler's military leaders was nicknamed "Mikhail the Hangman." He banned Polish after the January Uprising but made Finnish a national language. This ruler's successor restricted the rights of Jews with the May Laws. After winning a Russo-Turkish war, this ruler "liberated" Bulgaria in the Treaty of San Stefano. His predecessor was the target of the (*) Decembrist revolt. He instituted a local system of self-government called zemstvo. This tsar, who ended the Crimean War, had many of his reforms reversed after his assassination by "the People's Will" in 1881. For 10 points, name this Russian Tsar who freed the serfs.
One of this ruler's military leaders was nicknamed "Mikhail the Hangman."
Alexander II Romanov [prompt for the number on just "Alexander"]