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Definition of Alexander the liberator

1. Noun. The son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881).

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Literary usage of Alexander the liberator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life and Times of Alexander I.: Emperor of All the Russians by F. R. Grahame (1875)
"I rejoice to see in alexander the liberator of Europe, a title that the severest posterity cannot refuse him. He has shared all the dangers and all the ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1878)
"And, above all, the work of Alexander the Liberator will not be done, if, in the European mainland and the European islands, the Greek is left in bondage, ..."

3. Life and Times of Alexander I, Emperor of All the Russias by F. R. Grahame, C Joyneville (1875)
"I rejoice to see in alexander the liberator of Europe, a title that the severest posterity cannot refuse him. He has shared all the dangers and all the ..."

4. Bulgaria Past and Present: Historical, Political, and Descriptive by James Samuelson (1888)
"Events which preceded the Russo-Turkish War—Revolt iu Bulgaria—The " Bulgarian Atrocities "—Mr. Gladstone's pamphlet—The Czar Alexander the Liberator—Action ..."

5. The Christian Herald by John Edwards Caldwell (1816)
"... will yet do greater things than these, and, before he leaves this world, will from men deserve the title o£ alexander the liberator AND THE CHRISTIAN'! ..."

6. Report of the International Commission to Inquire Into the Causes and (1914)
"Long live Prince Alexander, the liberator of Monastir!" There is little to add about the other towns in the Monastir prefecture. We have in our possession ..."

7. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"During the period of assassinations in Russia which culminated in the murder of Alexander the Liberator, in 1881, many of the Bolsheviki of those days were ..."

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