The Russian group Narodnaya Volya (the People's Will) assassinated Alexander II who was considered a reformer and probably the only one capable of creating and leading a transformed Russia.

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Narodnaya Volya, a radical revolutionary group, assassinated Tsar Alexander II in 1881, partly because they were frustrated with the pace and limitations of his reforms, including the emancipation of the serfs. They believed his death would further their cause for a more radical transformation of Russia.

The Russian Group Narodnaya Volya (The People's Will) Assassinated Alexander