Alexander II

Alexander II was the Tsar of Russia between 1855 and 1881, during which he presided over the highest point of Russia's history, and its point of demise.

In the early 1870s, Tsarist Russia became increasingly involved in the aftermath of the Great War, which led it to attempt to invade Finland, in order to intimidate Anfora and cause them to become peaceful and affiliated. This backfired - Anfora led an attack, aided by the Finns, on Russia, which quickly spiralled into a full-scale war; which, within three years, forced Alexander II to surrender.

After this defeat, Alexander II's popularity and thus the stability of his regime dropped dramatically. By his death in 1881, it would take just 9 years until the country fell to Communist rebellion and became the Soviet Union.#

His legacy is mixed - supporters call him a courageous man who tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to maintain stability in Europe against what was perceived at the time to be an aggressive Germanic power, however opponents call him an autocrat, whose repressive culture eventually led to his failed attempt to force Anfora to become a vassal and in the process doom Russia to communist uprisings.