Tsar Alexander I and the Holy Alliance

This episode explores the reign of Tsar Alexander I, from his early liberal reforms to his later mysticism and the creation of the Holy Alliance. We delve into his role in the Napoleonic Wars, his relationship with his advisor Mikhail Speransky, the mysterious death of his father Paul I, and the paradoxes of a ruler who dreamed of constitutional reform but ended as a conservative autocrat. We also touch on the legend of his possible faked death and disappearance as the hermit Feodor Kuzmich. Join Lucas and Luna as they untangle the contradictions of one of Russia's most enigmatic tsars. #AlexanderI #HolyAlliance #NapoleonicWars #MikhailSperansky #TsarPaulI #FeodorKuzmich #RussianEmpire #CongressOfVienna #SperanskyReforms #Arakcheyev #MilitarySettlements #LiberalTsar #MysticalTsar #DecembristRoots #19thCenturyRussia #History #FexingoHistory #RomanovDynasty #RussianHistory #TsarNicholasII Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo