What if Tsar Alexander II (the only Tsar that seemed truly democratic) had not been assassinated in 1881 and had implemented the reforms he had planned? The Serfs would have been emancipated in 1861 and 1866, in the same years that in the real history. This would have lead to a series of reforms that would have come to its height in 1881, in 1875 the constitutional monarchy was instated: The Tsar was the head of State while the prime minister was the head of the government, The head of government was chosen by the parliament between the parties with parliamentary representation. First completely democratic elections were conducted on 15 December 1875, in the same year that freedom of speech was instated in all the empire; the initial election period was six years but in the second election