What if Czar Alexander II wasn't assasinated? What effects would this have on the direction Russia goes in? What effects would this have on the rest of the world?
Before he was killed, he was in the process of giving Russia its first ever written constitution which would've included some sort of parliament. It probably would've been powerless, but with 20 extra years of a relatively liberal Tsar, it might have helped move societal progress faster making it harder for his grandson (assuming Alexander III dies in 1894 like IOTL) to reverse.What if Czar Alexander II wasn't assasinated? What effects would this have on the direction Russia goes in? What effects would this have on the rest of the world?
Inspector Clouseau managed to surviveThen someone else tries to assassinate him. Seriously, the guy was a magnet for assassination plots.
Before he was killed, he was in the process of giving Russia its first ever written constitution which would've included some sort of parliament. It probably would've been powerless, but with 20 extra years of a relatively liberal Tsar, it might have helped move societal progress faster making it harder for his grandson (assuming Alexander III dies in 1894 like IOTL) to reverse.
Then someone else tries to assassinate him. Seriously, the guy was a magnet for assassination plots.
Before he was killed, he was in the process of giving Russia its first ever written constitution which would've included some sort of parliament. It probably would've been powerless, but with 20 extra years of a relatively liberal Tsar, it might have helped move societal progress faster making it harder for his grandson (assuming Alexander III dies in 1894 like IOTL) to reverse.
He'd be fine provided that no-one buys an ice axe.Then someone else tries to assassinate him. Seriously, the guy was a magnet for assassination plots.
Of course. The assassin with the ice axe always gets through.You're thinking of Trotsky.
Of course. The assassin with the ice axe always gets through.
Good point but in Russia they traditionally preferred things that could do “bang” and preferably kill few bystanders, just to make a point. Keep in mind that Alexander II could not organize anything properly, including his own security so the task was not really too difficult.
I am always amazed how badly managed the tsar's security was. Damn it, once terrorists managed collect 100+ kilograms explosives to Winter Palace and almost explosed whole royal family.
Even from his last assassination attempt he could had escape easily if after first bomb he just would had jumped to carriages and ordered get out from the situation. But no, he just stayed there wondering what was going. Even his bodyguards didn't pull him off. This guy just wasn't too worried about his security. Altough it might still be possible that he could had died from natural causes.