Summary Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964 Study Guide: Comprehensive Historical Overview

Russia and its Rulers
1855-1964
An overview

, This overview
• The Nature of Russian Government
– Ideology
– Structures and Institutions
• Opposition
– The nature of opposition and how it changed
– Repression as a way of controlling opposition
– Reform as a way of controlling opposition
• Social and Economic Change
– In the countryside
– In the towns and cities
• War and Revolution and the development of Government

, This overview
• The Nature of Russian Government
– Ideology
– Structures and Institutions
• Opposition
– The nature of opposition and how it changed
– Repression as a way of controlling opposition
– Reform as a way of controlling opposition
• Social and Economic Change
– In the countryside
– In the towns and cities
• War and Revolution and the development of Government

, Government - Ideology
• Strong continuity in autocratic Tsarist rule
• 1832 Fundamental Laws (Nicholas I)
– “The emperor of all Russians is an autocratic and
unlimited monarch: God himself ordains that all must
bow to his supreme power, not only out of fear but
also out of conscience”
• 1906 Fundamental Laws (Nicholas II)
– “The All-Russian Emperor possess the supreme
autocratic power. Not only fear and conscience but
God himself commands obedience to his authority”