The Last Czars
Czar Alexander the Second was assassinated in 1881 by a left wing terrorist group called the "People's Will." He was driving through the streets of St.Petersburg when a terrorist killed him with a ___.
Bomb
When did the unrest that would lead to the Russian Revolution begin?
What does liberate mean?
set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery
Who tried to convince peasants in the Russian countryside to join the revolutionary movement but failed?
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This title, used by Russian monarchs from Ivan IV onward, comes from the Roman word for "Caesar."
czar
what year did Alexander III die?
1894
Who said this about serfs?
"It is better to abolish serfdom from above, than to wait until the serfs begin to liberate themselves from below."
Czar Alexander II
What does emancipation mean?
an act by which a person who was once under the authority of another is set free from that authority
In Russia, what term was used to describe well educated citizens who had an interest in politics and society?
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Intelligentsia
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Known as "the Terrible," this czar was the first to be officially crowned Czar of all Russia
Ivan the terrible (IV)
Who succeeded Alexander III?
Nicholas II
Alexander II was convinced to liberate the serfs after the Crimean War. Unfortunately, both the serfs and the nobles were upset with emancipation. Why?
Peasants were oftentimes not granted land, those who received land had to pay for it. Nobles lost use of lands given to peasants. Some went bankrupt and some were forced to move to cities and start other businesses.
What does intelligentsia mean?
A term russians used to describe well educated citizens who had a strong interest in politics
What did revolutionaries want to do in Russia?
Overthrow the current government
This czar modernized Russia and founded the city of St. Petersburg in 1703
Peter the great
What did Alexander III do?
Reduced educational opportunities, weakened regional assemblies, increased censorship, and surveillance.
Who were the serfs?
Peasants tied to nobles' land
what does communes mean?
A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
What did Alexander II reform about education in Russia?
He gave more people the opportunity to attend school.
A German-born ruler who ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796 and was known for expanding Russian territory and embracing Enlightenment ideas
Catherine the Great
what year was the idea of the assassination of alexander II?
1881
Who controlled Alexander II's new regional assemblies?
Nobility
What does revolution mean?
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
Revolutionaries were punished by ___
Being sent to live in remote locations
This last czar of Russia abdicated the throne in 1917 during the Russian Revolution
Nicholas II