Alexander III - Counter Reforms Flashcards
Alexander III believed the ‘Great reforms’ were the cause of…
The social and political upheaval that Russia had since suffered.
What were the 5 areas of his counter reforms?
Local government, judicial, police, education, and censorship
Statute on Land Captains was introduced in…
1889
The Land Captains…
Centralised local governments, as they could override zemstva decisions
In the local governments, _____ was reduced
Peasant representation.
Name one of the conservative ministers appointed
Tolstoi
Electorate for _______ were reduced
Municipal councils
Only __% of the population of Moscow could vote.
0.7%
The Minister of Justice was given greater control and…
Responsibility for appointing town judges.
___ and ___ qualifications needed by jurors were increased
Property and educational
Overall, the ___ and ___ of the judicial system was removed
Transparency and fairness
In 1881, the Third Section was replaced with the…
Okhrana
The ________ in ____ gave police unprecedented powers
Statute on police surveillance
1882
Due to increased repression, there were no…
Revolutionary stirrings in Russia for a decade
Between 1881 and 1894, there were ____ exiles of ‘dissidents’
5,000
