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Alexander III, (born March 10 [February 26, Old Style], 1845, St. Petersburg, Russia—died November 1 [October 20, Old Style], 1894, Livadiya, Crimea), emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894, opponent of representative government, and supporter of Russian nationalism.

Alexander III, Russian Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, (born March 10, 1845, St. Petersburg, Russia—died Nov. 1, 1894, Livadiya, Crimea), Tsar of Russia (1881–94). He assumed the throne after the assassination of his father, Alexander II .

Alexander III succeeded his father and was at first expected to continue his tradition. But the quasi-constitutional scheme of Loris-Melikov, discussed in March in the Winter Palace , met with the opposition of Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev , Alexander’s former tutor and his most trusted adviser.

Alexander III (March 10, 1845 – November 1, 1894) reigned as Tsar (Emperor) of Russia from March 14, 1881 until his death in 1894. Alexander III reversed the constitutional reforms that his father, Alexander II , had enacted to further the modernization and democratization of Russia.

Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov ( Alexander III, 10 March 1845, Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire — 1 November 1894, Maley Palace, Livadia, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire) was the Emperor of Russia from 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 until his death on 1 November [O.S. 20 October] 1894. He reversed some of the liberal laws ...

Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov was the Emperor of Russia from 13 March 1881 until his death on 1 November 1894. He reversed some of the liberal laws made by his father, Alexander II and promoted the Russian language. Unlike many Tsars, he kept Russia out of wars. Alexander III had six children.

Alexander III was noted for his hard, unsympathetic rule. He died on November 1 (October 20, in the Old Style calendar), 1894, in Livadiya, Crimea. He was succeeded by his son, Nicholas II, the last of the Russian tsars. (1845–94). Alexander III served as emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894. He was a firm believer in autocracy and Russian ...

Alexander III (czar of Russia) views 2,400,277 updated. Alexander III, 1845–94, czar of Russia (1881–94), son and successor of Alexander II. Factors that contributed to Alexander's reactionary policies included his father's assassination, his limited intelligence and education, his military background, and the influence of such advisers as ...