Who’s Who?

Question 1

Nicholas I (5)

Answer 1

-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

Question 2

Nicholas Milyutin

Answer 2

-Architect of local government reform (1864 and 1880)
-In charge of the Emancipation

Question 3

Vasily Zhukovsky

Answer 3

-Alexander II’s tutor who taught him to be a “human being” and that he should earn the love of his subjects.

Question 4

Grand Duke Constantine

Answer 4

-Alexander II’s brother who supported liberal approaches
-He assembled talented and younger officials

Question 5

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna

Answer 5

-Alexander II’s aunt who was liberal
-Against serfdom
-Provided a forum for liberal thinkers who met in the salon at her palace.

Question 6

Alexander II

Answer 6

-Russian Tsar from 1855-81
-Brought in reforms (e.g. emancipation) at the start of his reign
-After 1866 used repression

Question 7

Dmitri Milyutin

Answer 7

-Introduced military reforms and was Minister of War
-Thought Western ideas were weakening autocracy

Question 8

Prince Lvov

Answer 8

Liberal zemstvo man who had passion for improving local conditions and understood local needs

Question 9

Alexander Golovin

Answer 9

Minister for Education and introduced reforms

Question 10

Pyotr Shuvalov

Answer 10

Conservative noble who was convinced Western ideas were weakening autocracy

Question 11

Dmitri Karakozov​

Answer 11

Former student of noble status who shot at Alexander II in 1866 but missed

Question 12

Antoni Berezowski

Answer 12

Polish immigrant who fired on a carriage carrying Alexander II and his sons but hit a cavalryman instead

Question 13

Alexander Herzen

Answer 13

Editor of radical journal the bell

Question 14

Nicholas Chernyshevsky

Answer 14

Writer of ‘What is to be done?’

Question 15

Mikhail Bukanin

Answer 15

Published Catechism of a Revolution

Question 16

Sergei Nechaev

Answer 16

Published ‘Catechism of a Revolution’

Question 17

Nicholas Tchaikovsky

Answer 17

Head of the Tchaikovsky circle/most prominent member

Question 18

Peter Lavrov

Answer 18

Agrarian socialist who inspired narodniks and encouraged students to ‘go to the people’

Question 19

George Plekhanov

Answer 19

Organised the Black Partition

Question 20

Timofei Mikhailov

Answer 20

Led the People’s Will

Question 21

Mikhail Loris-Melikov

Answer 21

Minister of Internal Affairs who proposed Loris-Melikov constitution and more civil rights for peasants making it easier for them to acquire there land

Question 22

Mikhail von Reutern

Answer 22

Minister of finance from 1862 who introduced a number of reforms to begin state promoted industrial growth in Russia

Question 23

Fydor Dostoevsky

Answer 23

Writer of ‘the Brothers Karamazov’ who was closely linked with the Russian Orthodox Church

Question 24

Ivan Turgenev

Answer 24

Writer of ‘Virgin Soil’ who was sympathetic to young narodniks

Question 25

Ilya

Answer 25

Member of the Abramatstevo Colony who created the “Volga Bargehaulers”

Question 26

The Mamontovs

Answer 26

Founded an artists colony after being inspired by the Populists and believed art was to educate the masses