Lec 10: Liberal Gestures and Patriotic war Flashcards
What changes does Paul I make to the succession laws?
Only direct male heir can take the throne
What causes the nobility to want a constitution? Who’s model of constitution are they inspired by?
Paul’s despotism caused them to want a constitution that limits the sovereign’s power. They are inspired by the UK model of a constitution.
When was Paul I assassinated, and with who’s support?
1801, possibly with his son Alexander’s support
Why are poeple in favor of Alexander I at first?
He entertains liberal ideas and acknowledges the need for change.
What is the right of remonstrance? Who was given this right?
It is the right to complain but not to be listened to. The Senate is given this right by Alexander I. What they really want is liberal reforms and a constitution.
What liberal reform did Mikhail Speransky want? What does Alexander I allow instead?
The separation of state powers! Alexander only allows for the creation of a council of state in 1810.
When did Napoleon invade Russia?
1812
Who led the russian army during the napoleonic war?
Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov
Which other name is given to the napoleonic invasion and why?
it is called the “patriotic war”, because it cultivated a sense of national pride.
- nobles were exposed to parts of russia and people they had never seen during the war
- they see that peasants are capable of good, which they attribute to the fact that they haven’t been “westernized”
Who is Nikolai Karamzin?
he is a conservative intellectual.
- he pushed Alexander I to enforce existing institutions such as autocracy and nobility
- he argued that two political authorities in one state would not work
What are the three things that Alexander I preaches after his spiritual awakening during the war?
AUTOCRACY, CHRISTIANITY, AND PATRIOTISM!
