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Alexander III
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A-Levels History - Russia Mind Map on Alexander III, created by Gemma Bradford on 07/05/2013.
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Alexander III
Alexander II
Emancipation of serfs
+ Freedom, modern
- Had to pay redemption payments for 49 years
- Loss of free living
Zemstvas
+ Distribution of power
Elected by wealthy
Jury
Fair trials
Access to primary/secondary education for all
+ Education widespread
- Radical thinking
Relaxed censorship
+ More information to people
- Criticised authority
Known as Tsar liberator
Assassinated by the people's will on his way to sign for a reform
Showed unpopularity of Tsarist system despite him being a reformist
Unprepared for Tsardom as a child
Pobedonostev taught him in 1865 after his brother died
Blamed liberals for political extremism and Alexander II death
Hostile to other nationalities in Empire
Wanted to turn Russia into a police state
Influence on Alexander III
Reforms
1883 Improved working conditions for women and children
1881 Continued with emancipation of serfs
Peasant's land bank
loans to peasants to help them purchase land
1889 Finance Minister Vyshnegradsky offered money to peasants to migrate to Siberia
Make use of land for crops
Laws to reduce tax burden on peasants
Increased Tsar popularity from peasants
Reactions
Russification
All official documents in Russian
Other languages forbidden in schools
Angered minorities
Unified Russia
Censorship increased
University fees increased
Excluded everyone but very wealthy
Prevent radical thinking
1884 Universities under government control
Chose who governed Zemvsta
Increased power
1890 Chose who could be jury members
Increased power
Jews had no access to education and peasants had no access to secondary schools
Reduce radical thinking and uprisings
Primary schools under Church control
Voting rights restricted
Known as a reactionary
Reaffirmed autocratic power of the Tsar
Repression is different to other European countries
Jews joined radical organisations
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