Timeline -alexander 2

1855

Alexander2 becomes tsar

1856

Treaty of Paris ends crimean war

1861

Abolition of serfdom

1860

Creation of state Bank/ reform of tax collection

1862-74

Military reforms

1863

Polish revolt/ University statute/ publication of Chernyshevskys what is to be done

1864

Local self government zemstva established / judiciary reform/elementary school reform

1865

Censorship reform

1866

Assassination attempt on Alexander 2

1867-69

Church reforms

1870

City/town government reform and the introduction of dumas

1872

Russian publication of Karl Marxs das kapital

1874

Military service reform/ populist go to the people

1876-79

Revolutionary populist organisation land and liberty

1877-78

Russo-turkish war

1879

Terrorist organisation the peoples will established

1881

Assassination of alexander 2

1881-82

Pogroms;may laws/ counter reform in censorship

1883

Creation of peasant land bank/ emancipation of labour founded by plekhanov

1884

Counter reform in education/ counter reform in the church

1885

Nobles land bank; abolition of land tax

1885-1900

Russification in borderlands

1886

Revival of the peoples will by st petersburg progress

1887-92

Ivan vyshnegradsky becomes minister of finsnce

1889

Land captains established

1890

Zemstvo counter reforms (restricting franchise)

1891-1902

Widespread famine

1892-1903

Sergey witte becomes minister of finance

1892

Town/City government counter reform (restricting franchise)

1894

Death of alexander 3 accession of Nicholas 2