Alexander III - The New conservatism Flashcards
1
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Okhrana
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Executed 5 members of People’s Will and made 10,000 arrests
2
Q
The Safeguard System (3 things)
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Widespread censorship, closed duma and zemstva, arrest and imprison for 3 months
3
Q
Land Captains (3 things)
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Replaced Justices of Peace, reduced power of Zemstva and improve efficiency of tax collection
4
Q
Education (2 things)
A
Lower class children could not attend, autonomy of unis reduced
5
Q
Peasants (4 things)
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Landholding decreased but could borrow from Land Bank after 1882, Mir powerful, less access to education and famine of 1891 killing 350,000
6
Q
Positives
A
Land Bank (1882), limits on working hours (1882) and poll tax abolished (1886)
