Key terms Flashcards
Autocracy
Rule by one person who has no limits of power- as opposed to democracy (‘rule by the people’)
Zemstva
Elected councils responsible for the local administration of provincial districts
Constitutional monarchy
A form of democratic government in which a monarch acts as the head of state within the boundaries of a constitution giving real power to a representative assembly
Pan - slavism
A belief that slav races should be united and look to russia as the supreme slav country for leadership
Reactionary
Backward-looking and opposed to change, particularly political and social reform, upholding traditional values - also can be described as an arch-conservative.
Okhrana
The secret police force of the Russian Empire. Its official title is The Department for protecting Public Security and Order.
Kulaks
Peasants who were wealthy enough to employ others to work on their farms.