I at the close of the Crimean War, for 10 points, name this Russian czar best known for emancipating the serfs.
This czar gave Mikhail Muravyov considerable power in Poland, leading him to be known as "the Hangman" for his harsh sense of justice during the January Uprising.He established a more sophisticated system of local governments with his implementation of the zemstvo system, but his reforms were (*) cut short by his death at the hands of the People's Will. Succeeding Nicholas I at the close of the Crimean War, for 10 points, name this Russian czar best known for emancipating the serfs.
This czar gave Mikhail Muravyov considerable power in Poland, leading him to be known as "the Hangman" for his harsh sense of justice during the January Uprising.
{Alexander II} of Russia [or {Alexander Nikolayevich}; prompt on {Alexander}]