Who’s Who? Flashcards
Nicholas I (5)
-Alexander II’s dad
-A reactionary ruler
-Rejected all ideas of political reform due to Decembrist revolt and French revolution
-Introduced Fundamental Laws and Uvarov’s triad
-Entered Crimean War with blind confidence
Nicholas Milyutin
-Architect of local government reform (1864 and 1880)
-In charge of the Emancipation
Vasily Zhukovsky
-Alexander II’s tutor who taught him to be a “human being” and that he should earn the love of his subjects.
Grand Duke Constantine
-Alexander II’s brother who supported liberal approaches
-He assembled talented and younger officials
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna
-Alexander II’s aunt who was liberal
-Against serfdom
-Provided a forum for liberal thinkers who met in the salon at her palace.
Alexander II
-Russian Tsar from 1855-81
-Brought in reforms (e.g. emancipation) at the start of his reign
-After 1866 used repression
Dmitri Milyutin
-Introduced military reforms and was Minister of War
-Thought Western ideas were weakening autocracy
Prince Lvov
Liberal zemstvo man who had passion for improving local conditions and understood local needs
Alexander Golovin
Minister for Education and introduced reforms
Pyotr Shuvalov
Conservative noble who was convinced Western ideas were weakening autocracy
Dmitri Karakozov
Former student of noble status who shot at Alexander II in 1866 but missed
Antoni Berezowski
Polish immigrant who fired on a carriage carrying Alexander II and his sons but hit a cavalryman instead
Alexander Herzen
Editor of radical journal the bell
Nicholas Chernyshevsky
Writer of ‘What is to be done?’
Mikhail Bukanin
Published Catechism of a Revolution
Sergei Nechaev
Published ‘Catechism of a Revolution’
Nicholas Tchaikovsky
Head of the Tchaikovsky circle/most prominent member
Peter Lavrov
Agrarian socialist who inspired narodniks and encouraged students to ‘go to the people’
George Plekhanov
Organised the Black Partition
Timofei Mikhailov
Led the People’s Will
Mikhail Loris-Melikov
Minister of Internal Affairs who proposed Loris-Melikov constitution and more civil rights for peasants making it easier for them to acquire there land
Mikhail von Reutern
Minister of finance from 1862 who introduced a number of reforms to begin state promoted industrial growth in Russia
Fydor Dostoevsky
Writer of ‘the Brothers Karamazov’ who was closely linked with the Russian Orthodox Church
Ivan Turgenev
Writer of ‘Virgin Soil’ who was sympathetic to young narodniks
Ilya
Member of the Abramatstevo Colony who created the “Volga Bargehaulers”
The Mamontovs
Founded an artists colony after being inspired by the Populists and believed art was to educate the masses
