The 1860s came to be known as the Age of the Great Reforms, after tsar Alexander II (r. 1855-1881) introduced a large number of liberal reform measures into Russian society.

• 自沙皇亚历山大二世（1855-1881年在位）在俄国社会推行大量自由主义的改革措施之后，1860年代即被称之为“伟大变革的年代”。