Case study of Poland's treatment by Tsars- Polish revolt of 1863-4 Flashcards
General Q- what are the themes for a nationalities essay?
- Russification
- Imperialism/ expansionism
- Treatment of Europe
- Treatment of Asia
- religious minorities
- Poland
What was the tsarist relationship with Poland pre- polish revolt 1863-4?
-long history of attempts to move away from Tsarist rule
-1830- attempted coup- brief independence- depression.
-Wanted to go back bc of Alex reforms
-Alex conscious- mesaures in place + no shells- heavily guarded facility if needed.
In what year was there an attempted coup which lead to brief independence?
1830
When was the Polish revolt under Alexander II?
1863-1864
What caused the Polish revolt of 1863?
-polish nationalism (such as opening of Warsaw university).
-demands for political autonomy + reclaiming parts of poland that had been divided
***arguably similar after Khrushchev and destalinisation!!
Who was the moderate Aleksander Weilpolski? (1862) (Polish revolt)
-appointed prime minister of Poland
-partial independence campaginer
-viewed as a tsarist lapdog by nationalists.
What happened to Weilpolski and Grand Duke Konstantine in 1862? (Polish revolt)
-attempted assassinations
-paired with an increase of mass meetings.
How did Weilpolski attempt to drain his opponents power and how did this backfire? (Polish revolt)
-forced conscription for young males into army.
-ended up banding up as rebels.
What happened during the Polish revolt of 1863-1864?
-gurerilla warfare
-land and liberty movement support +some russian officers (Dabrowksi)
-disruption but 1863- russian’s gained control
What happened immediately after the Polish revolt?
-Gorchakov- wanted polish aristocracy under control.
-Milyutin wanted a purge- wanted it to be a bigger nation state of Russia.
-Weilpolski flees- milyutin in charge
What changes does Milyutin make?
-Polish nobles executed/siberia- Russ take over roles.
-Polish peasants emancipated.
-Representative rural district councils (like zemstva)
-nationalism declined.
-Russian official language of administrations + schools
What happened to the Catholics in Milyutins reforms?
-Catholic church not allowed to communicate with the Vatican (bishops sympathetic to the rebels?)
Which representative institution was set up in Milyutins reform?
-rural district councils (similar to Zemstvas)
Under the tsars, when did nationalism pop up again?
-1890s
-interest in Marxism.
-polish socialists and social democrats- making duma representation.
