Attitudes to political change

Question 1

All the Tsars desired to maintain ____.

Answer 1

All the Tsars desired to maintain autocracy

Question 2

The Tsars did make some attempts towards ____ with the ____ (____) and ____ (____).

However, both initiatives were based on the maintainance of autocracy in the ____ ____ or dealing with ____ ____.

The ____ ____ of ____ prove this.

Answer 2

The Tsars did make some attempts towards dmeocracy with the Zemstva (1861) and Duma (1906).

However, both initiatives were based on the maintainance of autocracy in the modern era or dealing with revolutionary threat.

The Fundemental Laws of 1906 prove this.

Question 3

The Provisional Government had a ____ attitude towards change.

This can be seen in their:

1. Setting up of a ____ ____ (albeit lasting only _ ____)
2. Basing government on _ ____ ____
3. Immediate amnesty of ____ ____
4. Working with the ____ ____

Answer 3

The Provisional Government had a positive attitude towards change.

This can be seen in their:

1. Setting up of a Constituent Assembly (albeit lasting only 1 day)
2. Basing government on 8 liberal principles
3. Immediate amnesty of political prisoners
4. Working with the Petrograd Soviet

Question 4

The Communists did want ____ political change ____, resulting in their role in the _____ of the ____, ____ ____, and ____ ____.

However, after assuming control they were more interested in ____ ____ than ____ ____ political systems.

Hence new ____ and ____ state begins.

Answer 4

The Communists did want revolutionary political change initially, resulting in their role in the collapsing of the Tsar, Provisional Government, and Consituent Assembly.

However, after assuming control they were more interested in maintaining power than fundamentally shifting political systems.

Hence new terror and totalitarian state begins.

Question 5

Lenin and Stalin did introduce new ____.

However, ones like the ____ Constitution were realistically ‘____’ towards ____.

Answer 5

Lenin and Stalin did introduce new constitutions.

However, ones like the 1936 Constitution were realistically ‘shams’ towards regionalism.

Question 6

Khrushchev had a ____ attitude towards political change with his ____ programme and shifting authority to the ____.

However its extent was was ____.

Answer 6

Khrushchev had a positive attitude towards political change with his destalinisation programme and shifting authority to the party.

However its extent was limited.

Question 7

Stalin’s particular political aim was to ____ ____.

Khrushchev’s, by contrast, was to ____ ____.

Answer 7

Stalin’s particular political aim was to centralise authority.

Khrushchev’s, by contrast, was to decentralise authority.