While Bulgaria was celebrating its victory, another big event happened, the current tsar of the Russian Empire - Alexander III Alexandrovich died!

The life of Alexander III is also legendary!

In early years he was the emperor of the Russian Empire, the second son of Alexander II, lived a carefree life, and the throne had little to do with him.

But God played a big joke on him, and his brother, Crown Prince Nikolai, accidentally fell off his horse in 1865 and died suddenly of a serious illness.

Then he unexpectedly became the new crown prince of the Russian Empire, and the accident was not only that. On March 13, 1881, his father, Alexander II, was accidentally assassinated in St. Petersburg by members of the Popular Volya (People's Will).

A crown fell from the sky, and he, who was not ready, immediately became the ruler of the Russian Empire. Then the Russian Empire, under his leadership, reached its peak at the end of the 19th century!

Economically: Beginning in 1880, Alexander III presided over the formulation of Russia's economic development plan, and Russia began to industrialize at a high rate and on a large scale.

During the reign of Alexander III, Russia's economic development reached a peak, becoming the world's leading power, not only militarily, but also economically.

Diplomatically: advocated the use of political means to achieve political intentions, and rarely used military means, so during the reign of Alexander III, the Russian Empire rarely waged wars.

Russia also actively pursued Pan-Slavism, primarily against the Balkans and the Black Sea coast, apparently in order to expand Russian influence in these regions and consolidate Russia's dominance in the Slavic populated areas.

On the one hand, Russia's policy in the Balkans has played a positive role in enhancing its international status and promoting the development of local national liberation movements.

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Under the influence of Ferdinand, the tsar who brought the Russian Empire to its peak, he still did not escape the clutches of death, and died of illness in the Crimea on November 24, 1894. (Note: The time is not necessarily accurate, the author found three answers, which can be determined to be 1894, and the specific date is October 20 and November 24, and one was randomly selected on November 24.) You don't have to be elegant, it's just a butterfly effect! ）

Nikolai Alexandrovich, who was only 26 years old, took over the burden of the tsar, and from then on the Russian Empire entered the era of Nicholas II!

But Nikolai Aleksandrovich was not ready, after all, Alexander III was still very young, not yet fifty years old before his death!

Ferdinand's most important task now was to attend the funeral of Alexander III, and to comfort the grief-stricken queen.

Tsar Alexander III lived in the suburbs because his father was killed in the bombing, hiding at home, and did not go out at all except to Denmark every year.

Because I don't have a lot of outdoor sports, plus I like to drink, my body is obese, and later I used my body to prop up the train in the train derailment incident.

Overwhelmed the kidneys, all of these factors contributed to his early death.

In June 1894, Empress Maria was shocked by her husband's appearance, Alexander lost a lot of weight, often had insomnia, and the doctor finally diagnosed him with nephritis, which was a terminal illness at the time, and after the news came, Princess Xenia returned to St. Petersburg ahead of schedule!

Because of the Tsar's illness, the family went to Livadia in Crimea to recuperate, which faces the sea and is the most beautiful place in Russia.

At the end of October, Alexander III's condition worsened, his breathing became difficult, and he coughed up blood, and the major nobles of Europe were already informed.

Ferdinand, dragged down by the war in Bulgaria, did not set off immediately, and now that the dust has settled, of course he has to rush over.

As the emperor of the Russian Empire, the funeral of Alexander III must not be handled hastily, and the major European nobles, royal families, and major countries of the world must send representatives to attend.

In fact, the relationship between the European aristocracy is completely chaotic. ”

The old aristocracy was always able to find kinship! No matter how bad the relationship between the two countries is, everyone is still a relative behind closed doors, and at such a time, there is no deep hatred and hatred, and no one will come to block it.

At the funeral of Alexander III, members of the European royal family, including Ferdinand, were gathered and six kings came to bid him farewell.

Ferdinand once again saw the influence of the Russian Empire, and compared to his last wedding, the identity of the person who came this time was much higher!

The ceremony was performed by Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Greece...... and other members of the royal family attended. Thousands of Russians gathered to bid farewell to the emperor who single-handedly brought the Russian Empire to the top,

Well, as soon as the funeral was over, Ferdinand attended the celebration of the succession of Nicholas II, and hurried back to Sofia, and now Bulgaria still has a lot of problems to deal with.

Princess Xenia was in a much better mood than he had thought, and had recovered from crying at first when she heard that Alexander III was dying.

Ferdinand thought that maybe this is the attitude of Europeans towards life and death, let the past pass away with the wind, and the living still have to live as usual!

With the death of Alexander III, the Russian Empire entered the era of Nicholas II, which is also good news for Bulgaria!

The coming to power of an emperor who advocated eastward expansion, the eastward strategy of the Russian Empire, could no longer be stopped!

This is undoubtedly good news for Bulgaria, which is committed to expanding in the Balkans.

After all, at the end of the 19th century, both economically and militarily, the Russian Empire reached its peak, and it was not until 1905 that it turned from prosperity to decline!

From the diplomatic relations of the European powers, it can be seen that during this period the "Franco-Russian Alliance" still had an advantage over the "German-Austrian Alliance", and the first enemy of the British was the Russian Empire!

The Anglo-Russian contradictions, the Anglo-French contradictions, and the German-French contradictions were the three most important contradictions in the world at that time, followed by the Russian-Austrian contradictions, and the Anglo-German or quasi-ally relationship!

This is the strategy of "moving the tide of disaster to the east", the Far East strategy of the Russian Empire, which is welcomed by all European countries except France.

Even Germany, the world's largest army, is full of worries about the "European steamroller", and the endless gray cattle are enough to make any European country afraid!

It was only after the Russo-Japanese War that the whole world saw clearly the decaying nature of the Russian Empire. In order to continue to implement the "balancing strategy" in Europe, the British had to change their foreign policy and switch to the "Franco-Russian alliance" and began to suppress the rising Germany.