Zemstvo Reform
Approves legislation increasing noble and government influence over provincial zemstvo institutions.
Role range: 1881-1894
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Alexander III Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Alexander III through 62 dated historical records for Russia.
Alexander III, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1890–1896Years on this page
1890
1891
Purge
Decrees the expulsion of Jews from Moscow
Role range: 1881-1894
Vladivostok Railway Ceremony
Authorises Tsarevich Nicholas to inaugurate construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway at Vladivostok.
Role range: 1881-1894
French Squadron at Kronstadt
Personally receives visiting French naval officers during the celebrated French squadron visit to Kronstadt.
Role range: 1881-1894
Franco-Russian Consultation Agreement
Approves a political understanding under which Russia and France agree to consult when either faces a threat of war.
Role range: 1881-1894
Grain Export Restrictions
The government restricts grain exports as the scale of the famine becomes increasingly serious.
Role range: 1881-1894
Russian Famine
His government confronts a severe famine affecting large areas of the Russian Empire.
Role range: 1881-1894
Trans-Siberian Railway
Issues an imperial rescript announcing the government's intention to construct a railway across Siberia.
Role range: 1881-1894
1892
Franco-Russian Military Convention
Permits Russian and French military representatives to conclude a defensive military convention.
Role range: 1881-1894
Appointment of Sergei Witte
Appoints Sergei Witte as finance minister, strengthening the government's emphasis on industrial and railway development.
Role range: 1881-1894
Municipal Reform
Approves municipal legislation that narrows the electorate and increases government control over town administration.
Role range: 1881-1894
1893
Russian Squadron at Toulon
Supports the Russian naval visit to Toulon that publicly demonstrates the growing rapprochement with France.
Role range: 1881-1894
Ratification of French Convention
Ratifies the military convention with France, advancing the defensive alliance between the two powers.
Role range: 1881-1894
Alliance Russia and France
A military convention is agreed with France which becomes a formal defensive alliance
Role range: 1881-1894
Military Alliance
A military convention is agreed with France which becomes a formal defensive alliance
Role range: 1881-1894
1894
Franco-Russian Alliance Formalised
The exchange of diplomatic approval formally establishes the Franco-Russian alliance.
Role range: 1881-1894
Nicholas and Alix Engagement
Approves the engagement of his heir Nicholas to Princess Alix of Hesse.
Role range: 1881-1894
Death of Alexander III
Dies at Livadia in Crimea after thirteen years as emperor, leaving the throne to Nicholas II.
Role range: 1881-1894
Declining Health
Develops worsening symptoms that doctors eventually diagnose as kidney disease.
Role range: 1881-1894
1895
Border Settlement
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
Role range: 1881-1894
Rule of Afghanistan
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
Role range: 1881-1894
1896
Diplomatic Plan
Russia discloses a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete
Role range: 1881-1894
Records, sources and methodology
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