Alexander
the III
Alexander the III was deeply effected by the death of his father, Alexander II. He was mad because his father had been very nice to the Russian civilians, but revolutionists assassinated him anyway. So Alexander the III thought that if he ruled the people with an iron hand that they would obey him.
Alexander the III was one of the main leaders in the modernization of Russia. He did a lot things to modernize Russia. For one thing, he helped modernize industries by building mines and oil fields. He sold the oil to other countries and factories. All of this required high taxes, which, as usual, fell upon the peasants. Also, the workers and builders of the newly improved facilities had to work in dreadful conditions, and many died. All of this ended up helping Russia thanks to Alexander III. In May 1891, Russia was much in need of a railroad. They started the long project. Ten years later 6000 miles were completed.
The conclusion of this project is that the ability to visit the other part of the country strengthened the relations between distant parts of the empire. For a while these things seemed to help Russia, but the peasants started to revolt, a revolt called the Narodaya Volya. Russian officials did not tolerate this revolt and had the leaders put to death and the followers exiled. To prevent any further revolts, Russian officials started up the secret police again which gathered information from peasants by bribing them or torturing them. That worked in ending revolts in progress and revolts in the making. So in the end, Russia entered a new century with old problems. Alexander the III was the last czar to carry the name Alexander.