Alexander III background

Question 1

What was the aim of Alexander III when he became Tsar?

Answer 1

• Adopted an approach of uncompromising authoritarianism and conservatism
• Determined to re-establish political authority
• Conservative nationalists were in the ascendancy while westernised intellectuals were unwelcomed

Question 2

What was Alexander III like as a person?

Answer 2

-Gave impression of immense authority and fulfilled role of autocrat perfectly
-He admired Cossacks (orthodoxy and loyal to crown)
-Went through military training and disapproved of immoral behaviour
-Strong willed and ruthless

Question 3

How did Alexander III react to his fathers reforms?

Answer 3

-Alexander rejected his fathers reforms as ‘ill advised and pushing Russia in the wrong road’ along with western ideas that inspired them contributed to his fathers assassination