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"I Tsar Alexander II would like to congratulate the russian people's of another glorious year for the empire. With the current reforms of the government and the recent discovery of gold in our alaskan territories I truly believe this will be a dawning of a new age of prosperity for the Russias but alas, we must not yet celebrate as not all of our brethren are free.Even though the emancipation of the serfs have given many Russians there freedom there are others of Russian blood still living under oppression and servitude in foreign nations. The foremost of these transgressors are the Persians for years they have our brethren and captured soldiers working in their fields as serfs and prisoners of war from the last Russo Persian war which I need not note we have not fully avenged the death of our ambassador to the Persians Alexander Griboyedov and hundreds of Cossacks at the hands of the Persian tyrants. As such I believe it is time for us to have the Persian repay those debts in blood if needed. As such I have decided to mobilise our forces and declare war on Persia!"
-Tsar Alexander II, Autocrat of all the Russias, King of Poland, and Grand Prince of Finland addressing a crowd celebrating new years eve at the Winter Palace.
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