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Line 28: − − After Russia’s defeat in the [[Crimean War]] (1853-1856), [[Pan-Slavism]] - the notion that Russia should “liberate” Ottoman and Austrian Slavs, gained popularity among journalists, army officers, politicians, and even within the ruling dynasty.<ref>Stergar, Rok: Panslavism , in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, ed. by Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer, and Bill Nasson, issued by Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 2017-07-12. DOI: 10.15463/ie1418.11123. [https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/panslavism]</ref><ref>''[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CP%5CA%5CPan6Slavism.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine]]'', vol. 3 (1993).</ref>
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==Alexander II==
==Alexander II==
In 1861, Czar [[Alexander II]] (1855-1881) quickly began tackling endemic corruption, and worked to transform Russia by freeing the 25 million Russian serfs, earning him the namesake “the Great Liberator”. This occurred only months before [[Abraham Lincoln]] was to earn the same title by announcing the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] ending slavery in the [[USA]].
In 1861, Czar [[Alexander II]] (1855-1881) quickly began tackling endemic corruption, and worked to transform Russia by freeing the 25 million Russian serfs, earning him the namesake “the Great Liberator”. This occurred only months before [[Abraham Lincoln]] was to earn the same title by announcing the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] ending slavery in the [[USA]].