Topic: Alexander II
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lays flowers at the tomb of Russian Tsar Alexander II, who died on March 1, 1881, in the Peter and Paul Cathedral of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday sought to portray himself as a modern successor to reforming Tsar Alexander II as Russia marked 150 years since his historic decree to emancipate the serfs.
His comments marked a new stage in official recognition for the achievements of the Romanov dynasty which was ousted in the 1917 Russian Revolution but has gradually been rehabilitated under Russia's modern rulers.
© France24. 03 March, 2011