ATTITUDE OF RUSSIAN LEADERS TO POLITICAL CHANGE Flashcards
What did AII and NII introduce? What did this show?
AII: Zemstva
NII: Duma
Changes made alongside efforts to maintain tsarist rule.
How did the PG demonstrate a more positive attitude towards political change?
By aiming to set up a Constituent Assembly.
How did the PG present a more liberal nature to reform?
Release of political prisoners and the formation of an alliance with the Petrograd Soviet.
What were the Communists interested in once the October revolution was over?
Consolidating power using the political system they had created.
What happened to power under Stalin?
Became more centralised.
What attitude did Khrushchev demonstrate toward political change?
Greater willingness to embrace political change by de-Stalinisng Russia and shifting authority to the party.
