pillars of autocracy Flashcards
the army knowledge
the size of the Russian army was huge with over 1 million men by 1900.
the Army was controlled by officers who were mainly upper class and therefore conservative and loyal to the Tsar.
most of the soldiers had been peasants themselves, but had been taught to be loyal to the Tsar.
the army analysis
the army could easily control the Russian population as they were stronger than most and they could easily overpower any resistance as they couldn’t compare in size.
the army analysis plus
the army were called out hundreds of times to put down revolts all over Russia. This meant that their extreme uses of violence were not working as people continued to go against them and revolt.
the okhrana knowledge
the Okhrana sent people to labour camps in remote SIberia where they would work for the government in mining, construction or general manual labour and the conditions were so bad that thousands died.
the Okhrana had the power to arrest and torture anyone they suspected without trial.
the Okrhana would work undercover, infiltrating revolutionary groups.
the okhrana analysis
the revolutionary people or groups were physically removed from society so couldn’t start revolutions which meant people would fear speaking out against them.
the okhrana analysis plus
the Okhrana had about 10,000 members to control 125 million people which meant it was impossible for them to control the Russian population as they didn’t have the numbers to have complete power over them.
the orthodox church knowledge
the Church was very influential among the largely peasant population as priests explained to their followers that Russia was God’s land and that he intended for life to be as the peasants found it.
the Church was given financial rewards from the Tsar for the influential propaganda it spread
the Church reinforced his authority in every aspect. Official Church doctrine stated that the Tsar was appointed by God and referred to the Tsar as ‘Little Father’.
the orthodox church analysis
the Tsar being considered the ‘little father’ meant he wasn’t a figure to be questioned or challenged as this would mean they were challenging god.
the orthodox church analysis plus
there were a large number of people they couldn’t easily control by forcing influential Tsar propaganda on them as there was 1 priest per 40,000 people in an industrial city.
