| − | Alexander's legacy was the abolishment of [[serf]]dom and the dawn of the age of Revolution that would culminate in the downfall of Russia's monarchy in March, 1917 and the birth of the Soviet State in November of that year. His reforms ultimately toppled the Russian Monarchy much like Gorbachev's reforms would topple the Soviet regime some 100 years later. | + | Alexander's legacy was the abolishment of [[serf]]dom and the dawn of the age of Revolution that would culminate in the downfall of Russia's monarchy in March, 1917 and the birth of the Soviet State in November of that year. Abolishing the system enabled his grandson [[Nicholas II]] to greatly grow the Russian economy from 1907-1914 as well greatly expand the literacy rate. His reforms ultimately toppled the Russian Monarchy much like Gorbachev's reforms would topple the Soviet regime some 100 years later. |