Alexander II Flashcards
What was Alex II called?
The tsar liberator
Alex II ruled from…
1855-81
The emancipation edict was in…
1861
Number of students rose…
From 3,600 to 10,000
Press were allowed to discuss government policy from…
1865
When was the Zemstva created?
1864
How many peasant uprisings in the first year of the emancipation?
647
How many serfs freed in the emancipation?
50 million
What happened to unis in the late 1860s?
Police supervision became more intensive
When was the first assassination attempt on Alex II?
1866
What did Alex II do to leading radical journals?
Closed them
What was the Zemstva?
A diluted form of local government and democracy which empowered the people
What did the zemstvas provide?
Roads, schools, medical services
The Mir…
Collected redemption payments and dealt with court cases and peasant passports
Secret police under Alex II?
The third section