# Assassination of Alexander II (1881)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1881-assassination-of-alexander-ii
Categories: ruler-change

On 13 March 1881 (N.S.) Narodnaya Volya killed Alexander II with bombs in Saint Petersburg, on the day he approved a modest consultative reform. The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood was later built on the spot. Alexander III abandoned the proposed reform. The murder ended the reform era and began a period of reaction.

## Why it matters
The murder ended the reform era and began a period of reaction.

Ruler at the time: [Alexander III](https://history-russia.com/rulers/alexander-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Assassination of Alexander II of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Alexander_II_of_Russia)
- [Wikipedia — Church of the Savior on Blood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Savior_on_Blood)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Assassination of Alexander II](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Assassination+of+Alexander+II)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)