Autocracy And Reaction Under Alex II Flashcards
When were the assassination attempts on Alex II
1866
1867
1879 April
1879 December
1880
1880 Alex II assassination attempt - What happened
Bomb in winter palace dinning room, but Alex was late so survived
How many people were killed and injured in the 1880 assassination attempt
12 killed and 50 injured
December 1879 Alex II assassination attempt - What happened
Bomb planted under wrong train, so survived
April 1879 Alex II assassination attempt - What happened
Former student Soloviev fired at him 5 times without success
1867 Alex II assassination attempt - What happened
Polish immigrant Berezowski fired on his carriage but hit horse and cavalryman
1866 Alex II assassination attempt - What happened
Noble former student Karakozov shoots but misses
What groups formed in the early 1960s
Young Russia in 1862
The Organisation in 1863
After opposition started to spread what did Alex decide to do
Pull back from reform
Listen to reactionaries who disliked free press, western ideas and non-Russian minorities and religions
Who regained the control over rural schools
The church
What subjects were banned at university? Why?
Literature
Science
Modern languages
History
Encouraged critical thought
What would Tolstoy veto
University appointments if he believed them too liberal
How did show trials backfire
Trial of 53 (1877)
Trial of 193 (1878 - 153 acquitted)
Vera Zasulich (1878)
Where were political crimes sent
Secret courts
What did the Loris-Melikov commission suggest
Political prisoners to be released
Relaxation of censorship
Lifting restrictions on Zemstva
National Assembly
Removal of salt tax
Abolition of third section - replaced by okhrana
