Description Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia.
In this magisterial biography, Marie-Pierre Rey illuminates the complex forces that shaped Alexander\'s tumultuous reign and sheds brilliant new light on the handsome ruler known to his people as "the Sphinx." Despite an early and ambitious commitment to sweeping.
Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father.
Description Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia