This ruler enacted a document which banned the use of Ukrainian in print, the Ems Ukase, and he delivered the "No Dreams" speech.
Queen Victoria's diary described her first impression of this leader as "a dear, delightful young man … we had such fun and laughter; I never enjoyed myself more. We were all so merry." His reign saw the primacy of the art critic Vladimir Stasov, and early in life this ruler was educated by Vasily Zhukovsky. This ruler enacted a document which banned the use of Ukrainian in print, the Ems Ukase, and he delivered the "No Dreams" speech. He released Sergei Volkonsky from exile and signed a document which aimed to create two indirectly-elected legislative bodies, the Loris-Melikov constitution. His reign saw the January Uprising in Poland against the governor Karl Lambert, as well as the April Uprising. A monumental gate was planned by Viktor Hartmann to commemorate this ruler, and his reign saw the start and high-water mark of assemblies with experimented with local self-government called zemstvos. He undertook a war against the Ottomans which resulted in the creation of an independent Bulgaria. For 10 points, name this Russian czar of the "Great Reforms" who was assassinated by the People's Will in 1881 and notably freed the serfs.
Queen Victoria's diary described her first impression of this leader as "a dear, delightful young man …
{Alexander II} Romanov