opposition 1855-94 Flashcards
when was the first assassination attempt on alex ii
1866
who did alex ii appoint as minister of education in reaction to his assassination attempt
count tolstoy
when was censorship relaxed
1865
how were students vital to opposition against alex ii
they formed study circles and staged protests against repressive regime and the harsh treatment from the police radicalised them
1865-99 how many students
quadrupled
4000-16,000
between when did half professors leave their posts for more liberal ones to replace them
1854-62
how did reforms encourage opposition
freer speech led to circulation of ideas
courts became platforms to criticise the regime in public
increased education increased people’s awareness
local governments have people a taste of power
when was the first assassination attempt of alex ii and by who
1866
karakazov
what did the narodniks do/believe
go to the people (peasants) and educate them, populism
believed in agrarian socialism centred around the commune
when was the narodnik movement
1870s
what was the response to the narodniks
met with suspicion from peasants - reported them to authorities
whcih narodnik was welcomed and why
vera figner
worked in a hospital and set up a free school
what and when were the show trials of the narodniks
1877
trial of the 50 and 193
how did the narodnik show trials backfire (+evidence)
tried to deter political agitation but a sympathetic jury acquitted all but 40/193
what was significant aboit vera vasulich
shot and wounded general trepov
adimitted it, but jury acquitted her
decision applauded
last political trial in regular courts
