History of Russia Part 5
The History of Russia continues with the aftermath of the assassination of Alexander II in 1881. The reign of his son, Alexander III, saw a return to Russian autocracy, as revolutionaries were pursued by the Okhrana the Tsarist secret police and Jews were targeted in pogroms. Sergei Witte helped to modernise Russia s economy, and work began on the TransSiberian railway. Under Nicholas II Russia suffered a humiliating defeat in the RussoJapanese War. Discontent with the Tsarist government led to the
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