Russia and it's rulers- 1- The nature of government-autocracy,dictatorship and totalitarianism Flashcards
autocracy
a system of government in which one person has total power
Autocracy in Russia
1855-march 1917, Russia was governed by an autocracy. The Tsars was the name of the rulers of the time and they were part of the Romanov dynasty. It was said that their power was ordinated by god and all Russians had to obey them.
constitutional government.
A government that is organised and administrated according to a set of written or unwritten rules
paternalistic
protecting the people. the tsar had a paternalistic duty.
Russian orthodox church
A branch of Christianity that was very traditional and that as independent from outside authorities such as the papcy.it taught the people to obey the tsar as he was said to be anointed by God.
why was Russia governed as an autocracy?
was seen as a practical necessity. because of how vast and diverse Russia is, it was easier for Russia to be governed by one person because a liberal democracy would have been disastrous as too many people would have demanded too many things also majority of the population were illiterate peasants.
liberal democracy
a political ideology that promotes the right of the people to exercise freedom of choice. This would include the freedom to speak what one believes in, and the freedom to choose a representative in government.
continuity in the belief in autocracy
there was variation of autocratic power but the significance of autocracy was continuously enforced through manifestos, speeches and policies
orthodoxy, Autocracy and nationality
the slogan used by the tsars and pobedonostev to justify and explain the conservative nature of tsarist rule
fundamental laws
basic laws that reinforced the ideology underpinning tsarist rule.
Land captains
Landowners who were appointed, from 1889 onwards, mainly to supervise the work of the regional councils,or zemstva,that had been introduced by Alexander 2nd
Dialectical
Relating to the ongoing changes in society from one stage to another
Reds
A general term for those who actively supported the bolsheviks during the civil war
Whites
A general term for those who actively opposed the bolsheviks during the civil war