Liberal opposition Flashcards
1
Q
What ideological group did liberal opposition tend to belong to?
A
Westernizers.
2
Q
What type of government did they look to as a model?
A
Representative government.
3
Q
What political system did they oppose?
A
Autocracy.
4
Q
What was their main political goal?
A
To influence the autocracy in a more constitutional direction.
5
Q
What local government institution were liberals involved in?
A
The Zemstva.
6
Q
How did liberals view the future of Russia?
A
They believed it lay in the Zemstva.
7
Q
By the 1870s-80s, what group emerged from the Zemstva?
A
Zemstva liberals.
8
Q
What did Zemstva liberals advocate for?
A
They wanted the autocracy to develop in a constitutional way.
