Alexander III Flashcards

1
Q

how were A3’s views similar to the great chain of being

A

he believed that with god’s direction he alone could decide what was right for his country

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2
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who was A3’s tutor

A

Konstantin Pobedonostsev

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3
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A3’s immediate reaction the death of his father

A

the revolutionaries were hanged

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4
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what was the role of the ‘land captain’

A

it was a new state-appointed office with the power to override the decisions in the local elections and disregard the zemstvo decisions

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5
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how was the electorate changed in 1892

A

it was reduced to owners of properties above a certain value

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6
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how did policing change

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increased number of police and spies to help infiltrate the revolutionaries

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7
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how did policing power change

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the police were given the power to detain and arrest anyone who they believed would commit a crime or anyone who was related to a criminal

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how did the judicial system change

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they could stage closed court sessions in which there would be no observers or media to report on the trial

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9
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changes to university life

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students were forbidden from gathering in groups of more than 5 and they were more closely monitored

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10
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how did school life change

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primary education was placed in the hands of the orthodox church once again

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what were the changes to censorship

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newspapers were allowed to be closed down and a life ban placed on publishers and editors, all literacy publications had to be officially approved

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