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To dishonor his mother's memory, Paul took several steps, including a decree forbidding females from succeeding to Russia's throne.
為了玷污他去世母親的名聲，保羅采取了幾個步驟，包括頒布不許女繼承人繼承王位的法令
Paul withdrew rights that Catherine had granted to the nobility and brutally stamped out any signs of liberal thought,
保羅收回了凱瑟琳授予貴族的特權，并且野蠻的抹平了所有自由思想的痕跡
even forbidding the importation of books.
甚至禁止進口書籍
More than 12,000 Russians were arrested and deprived of their rights during Paul's reign.
保羅統治期間一萬兩千多名俄國人被逮捕并且被剝奪權利
On a more positive note, Paul was the first Russian emperor to confront Napoleon, sending troops over the Alps and in to Italy in 1798.
他的統治也有積極的一面，他是第一個正面對抗拿破侖的俄國沙皇，他在1798年派兵去阿爾卑斯和意大利
But the more influential nobles were fed up with Paul's rough treatment and assassinated him in 1801.
但是更有影響力的貴族厭倦了保羅的野蠻統治，在1801年刺殺了他
His oldest son, Alexander the First, who rules from 1801 to 1825, followed him on the throne.
他的長子，亞歷山大一世，接替王位，在1801到1825年間統治
Alexander certainly knew about the coup and probably knew about the assassination plans as well.
亞歷山大當然知道這場陰謀而且很可能也知道刺殺計劃
Despite being educated by Catherine the Great had picked for him, Alexander also took after his father in certain ways.
盡管接受的是凱瑟琳為他安排的教育，亞歷山大在某些方面也繼承了他的父親
Already a complex personality, Alexander was driven by these external conflicts into sometimes contradictory actions.
他的人格已經非常復雜了，亞歷山大有時候會被這些外部斗爭驅動，采取完全相反的行動
Indeed, Alexander the First was known as the Sphinx of Europe.
他被看做是歐洲的斯芬克斯
Like his grandmother, Catherine the Great, Alexander was at first open to liberal reforms.
跟他的祖母凱瑟琳一樣，亞歷山大一開始也是進行了自由主義的改革
