how the Tsar controlled russia

how the tsar controlled russia

the church

his personal authority

the army

the okhrana

censorship

the law

how the tsar controlled russia- personal authority

he was an autocrat so he had absolute power, could make his own laws whenever he wanted

how the tsar controlled russia- the army

the cossacks, an elite cavalry, broke up riots and strikes with brutal force

how the tsar controlled russia-the okhrana

the secret police spied on enemies of the tsar and exiled them to siberia

how the tsar controlled russia-censorship

the tsar censored all books and newspapers, any material deemed dangerous was banned. anything negative about the tsar

how the tsar controlled russia- the law

could make any law, exiled all opposition and controlled rhe police and the laws they enforced

how the tsar controlled russia- the church

• the church taught them that the tsar had been appointed by god, so too disobey the tsar is to disobey god

• the church was an official government department and took instructions from the tsar

• the tsar himself chose the chief bishops

• the church reinforced the tara’s message that changing russia was wrong