overview

Question 1

When did Alexander come to the throne?

Answer 1

March 1855

Question 2

What does Historian Lionel Kochan describe him as?

Answer 2

” the best prepared heir the Russian throne ever had”

Question 3

What did nicholas I famously say on his death bed?

Answer 3

told Alexander to “ hold on to everything!”

Question 4

Alexander leadership compared to his father?

Answer 4

less disciplinarian than his father and was more open to the arguments of others around him but still committed to retaining the autocratic powers of tsardom

Question 5

How old was he when he came to the throne?

Answer 5

36

Question 6

What was Alexander deeply influenced by?

Answer 6

defeat of crimea and liberal ministers

Question 7

What did Tim Chapman describe emancipation of the serfs as?

Answer 7

” the single most important law or decree issued by any tsar”

Question 8

what is emancipation of serfs generally seen as?

Answer 8

generally seen as one of the most significant social reforms of the ninteenth century

Question 9

What fundamnetal incosistency existed in Alexanders reforms?

Answer 9

the fundamental inconsistency between Alexander’s commitment to autocracy and his moves towards liberal reform

Question 10

What did this inconsistency lead to?

Answer 10

isolated him from both reformers and conservatives alike

Question 11

What was the growth of radical political opposition made possible by and what did it lead to?

Answer 11

growth of radical political opposition during his reign made possible by his liberal reforms + led to his assasination

Question 12

When and how did he die?

Answer 12

1881 assasination by terrorists of the People’s Will group

Question 13

What group were the assasinators part of?

Answer 13

Peoples Will group