Alexander the Third was a carbon copy of his reactionary grandfather Nicholas.
亚历山大三世是他那反动的祖父尼古拉的翻版
Even so, he made great strides in developing Russia's economy.
即便如此,他也大跨步地发展着俄国经济
Finally, he was locked in to deeply to official nationality to prepare Russia for the 20th century.
而最终因为陷入民族主义太深而没让俄国做好迎接二十世纪的准备
Whatever else one can say about Nicholas the Second personally or as Tsar, he bore his burdens stoically.
不论人们对尼古拉二世本人或者是作为沙皇有什么评价,他总是平静地承受着他的责任
If only he had been granted more intelligence and less patience,
要是他多些智慧少些耐心就好了
Russia might have been spared the agonizing consequences of the Bolshevik October Revolution.
俄国也许就不会遭受布尔什维克的十月革命的劫数了
Segment 20e: Conclusions. 1.The class divide.
片段20e:结语。1.阶级分化。
Alone among his fellow Tsars, Alexander the Second took drastic action to address the evils of serfdom.
跟其他沙皇不同,亚历山大二世开始急剧改革农奴制
The emancipation plan he decreed in 1861 was not perfect.
解放农奴的举措结果并不是完美的
And in the end it pleased nobody completely.
而最后也没有让任何一方满意
Yet Abraham Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 was also a half measure, freeing only the slaves in the entire confederacy.
但林肯1862年的解放黑奴宣言也是不彻底的措施,仅仅解放了联邦的农奴
Less forgivable was Alexander the Second's unwillingness to win over the alienated intelligentsia by integrating these people into public affairs.
更不可原谅的错误是亚历山大二世不愿意通过把知识分子纳入政治生活而赢得被边缘化的这群人的支持