books.google.fr - Since Alexander II ascended to the Russian throne in 1855 and implemented a series of modernizing reforms, including the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, Russia has found itself in the throes of continuous upheaval, caught between the autocratic traditions of empire and the dawn of the modern era....https://books.google.fr/books/about/Events_that_Changed_Russia_Since_1855.html?hl=fr&id=memSLRVjpn4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareEvents that Changed Russia Since 1855
