Education Under Alexander II

Question 1

What did the new education minister Tolstoy believe in?

Answer 1

-staunch orthodox believer + felt tight control over education essential to eradicate western ideas

Question 2

What did Tolstoy change in the education?

Answer 2

-zemstva power over education reduced
-church regained authority over rural schools
-higher Grimnazil schools ordered follow traditional curriculum
-those attend uni reduced to only those from Grimnazil schools from 1871

Question 3

What changed in universities

Answer 3

-liberal uni courses replaced by traditional curriculum
-subjects that encouraged critical thoughts like literature + science forced out
-censorship tightened + strict control over activities + organisations
-Tolstoy reluctantly accepted Moscow uni decision to organise lectures for women
-many students chose attend unis abroad