Russian Constitutional Monarchy

How are you defining "constitutional" here? As in "like the UK", or as in "Prussian-style limited monarchy".
I feel like if anything it will be more like a Prussian style monarchy but with a more empowered monarchy since Russia has had the role of a powerful Tsar for so long. Also his powers are also too entrenched in Russian society.
 
What is needed to turn Russia into a Constitutional Monarchy? PoD is the Death of Alexander I (1825)

Events of 1905, which did make it a constitutional monarchy. ;)

As for your starting date, reign of Nicholas I is out of the question (and so is a victory of the "Decembrists") so a realistic potential opening is post 1855. A story about Alexander II being ready to sign a constitution but assassinated while on his way to do so (an idea that the signing procedure should happen in a manege is a little bit too bizarre even for Russia) is a legend. So-called "Loris-Melikov's constitution" was hardly a "constitution". It included (a) creation of the commissions (first, administrative and financial and then general) composed of the state officials and elected representatives with a purpose to discuss the reforms of a local government and taxation and (b) expansion of the State Council by inclusion of 10 - 15 "specialists" chosen by the government. Basically, the whole thing was an attempt to improve position of the government by offering a number of reforms and concessions (removal of censorship, introduction of the labor laws, reforms of the local administration, making simpler for the peasants to move to the better agricultural areas, etc.). Not to mention that even discussion of that program was scheduled to happen few days after the the date of assassination.

So, if we assume that Alexander II is seriously different from the OTL person in the terms of IQ, strength of will, ability to chose the right people, etc., then a meaningful constitutional reform could be conducted on approximately the same timetable as Emancipation of the Serfs (which could be done much better) and military reform.
 
And even better if Alexander II's oldest son Nikolai Alexandrovich survives or not get his illness and succeeds his father.
This. "If he wasn't a highborn prince, he'd make a damn fine lawyer" (from feedback of one of Tsarevich's tutors).
In fact, if the assassination of his father does not turn him conservative like his younger brother, he is the best candidate for transition to Prussian-style monarchy. Much better than his (overrated by many AH authors) dad (in fact, there is a legend circulating that the Royal family, if not outright backing the assassinations, instructed to reduce the guard of the Tsar to the bare necessary minimum - because the second family with Ms Dolgorukova was embarassing for everyone, and someone decided that "the old cur needs to be done in").
 
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This. "If he wasn't a highborn prince, he'd make a damn fine lawyer" (from feedback of one of Tsarevich's tutors).
In fact, if the assassination of his father does not turn him conservative like his younger brother, he is the best candidate for transition to Prussian-style monarchy. Much better than his (overrated by many AH authors) dad (in fact, there is a legend circulating that the Royal family, if not outright backing the assassinations, instructed to reduce the guard of the Tsar to the bare necessary minimum - because the second family with Ms Dolgorukova was embarassing for everyone, and someone decided that "the old cur needs to be done in").
Well, I’m not sure who in the imperial family would have anauthority to reduce Tsar’s escorts,especially taking into an account that Loris Melikov was in charge of these issues, but the legend surely resulted in at least one research book (in which the Grand Dukes are plotting against AIII as well). Anyway, the whole security system was ill-organized.
 
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