Reform Flashcards
Tsars and reform
Tsars tended to implement political, economic and social policies to appease their opposition
• Alexander II hoped that by freeing the serfs in 1861 they would be happier and less likely to riot
• Alexander III hope that by implementing the land captains less opposition would be developed
• Nicholas II introduced waduma to those who clamored the constitutional reforms after the 1905 Revolution
Provisional Government [1917]
reform
The provisional government also passed liberal reforms such as the dismantlement of the okhrana
which they hoped would create more stability
this approach didn’t work
as the more freedoms of Russian people were given the more they demand
Such as pull out of the war
The communists and reform
In contrast to Tsars the Communist used reform to deal with opponents in a more direct fashion
Lennons war communism
and
stalin’s collectivization and command economy
Were both combined with repressive measures to ensure that they were successfully implemented
That was little scope to question the motivation of these reforms
• it was made clear that collectivization for example
– involved making tremendous sacrifices for the good of the Motherland
– anyone who disagree with this was exiled or executed
Reform Overview
Tsars:
• Reform used to appease population and control opposition
• Oftern led to increase of opposition
Communists
• Reforms made to directly controll opposition
• Reforms tend to CRUSH opposition
Prov gov
• tried to create stability with reforms
• didnt
