Alexander iii Flashcards
1
Q
upbringing
A
born in 1845
tsar in 1881
tutored by pobnonostev
trained for military not government
2
Q
facts about pobnonostev
A
highly conservative
believed in autocracy
human nature was sinful
3
Q
aims of Alexander iii
A
absolutism
russification
dealing with opposition
centralisation
orthodoxy
4
Q
counter reforms
A
issued a manifesto
moved his family to Gatchina Palace
replaced ministers with conservatives
retribution against peoples will
emergency powers
5
Q
counter reforms of emergency powers
A
censorship
secret police network
church control
legal system biased
local government restricted
land captains
