Opposition to Alexander II Flashcards
1
Q
who were main opposition groups
A
- intelligentsia
- national minorities
- peasants
2
Q
the intelligentsia
A
discovered access to oppositional ideas
radical ideas
liberal ideas
3
Q
national minorities
A
growing nationalism
wanted to break away from empire
the polish rebellion
4
Q
peasants
A
revolts increased and declined
5
Q
russian nihilism
A
the idea that everything should be swept away, monarchy autocracy
6
Q
young Russia
A
caused large fires in 1862, burnt over 50,000 shops
7
Q
marxism
A
Marx’s communist manifesto
feudalism - capitalism - socialism
most of the intelligentsia couldn’t see relevance to Russia, developed idea of populism
8
Q
populism
A
the idea that intelligentsia should educate serfs of oppression, and serfs should lead revolution
believed in socialist society
