From Peasants to Presents
Which was the last country to abolish serfdom?
Russia
What was the name of the new provincial council of nobles?
Zemstvos
Who was Alexander II's son?
Alexander III
What caused further repression of the Russian people and its transformation into a police state?
An assassination attempt on Alexander II's life
What is the unofficial mascot animal of Russia?
A bear
Name one reason why serfdom was a failure in Russia?
One of the following:
Name one new Western European principle implemented in Russia
One of following:
Who was Alexander II's father?
What was the name of Alexander Herzen's newspaper?
The Bell
What was the economic importance of St. Petersburg to the Russian empire?
It was Russia's only convenient warm water port
Name two permissions serfs gained as a result of emancipation
Two of following:
What were the two problems with the new judiciary?
Which style/direction of reform did Alexander II advocate for?
Top-down
What was the most prominent radical society in Russia during the reign of Alexander II?
Land and Freedom
What was the name of the guards of the Moscow Garrison?
the streltsy
Russo-Japanese War
What was the length of the mandatory military service after reform?
15 years
What was the primary reason that Polish nobility hated Alexander II?
He emancipated their serfs
What the even more radical society in Russia that assassinated Alexander II?
The People's Will
Who was the last premier of the Soviet Union?
Gorbachev
How long was the serf's period of land payments to their landlords?
49 years
In what year were new western legal principles introduced?
1864
What was the date of Alexander II's death?
March 1, 1881
What was the name of the revolutionary that assassinated the governor of St. Petersburg in January, 1878?
Vera Zasulich
How much alcohol did the average Russian peasant drink per year in 1863?
6.2 liters