History AII - Autocracy and Reactionary Reforms

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What were the reasons for his reactionary reforms?

Attempts on his life

  • April 1966, Karakozov shoots and misses him

  • 1867, Polish Immigrant Berezowki fires on his cart, hits horse and cavalryman

  • April 1879, Former Student Soloviev fires 5 times, misses

  • December 1879, bomb planted under wrong train

  • February 1880 - bomb planted in Winter Palace, AII was late and survived

Growing opposition

  • Young Russia 1862

  • The Organization 1863

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What changes does he make to government officials?

Appoints new members:

  • Dimitry Tolstoy - Minister of Education

  • Aleksandr Timashev - Minister of Internal Affairs

  • Pyotr Shuvalov - Head of Third Section

  • Konstantin Pahlen - Minister of Justice

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Reactionary Reforms to Education

  • Church regained control over rural areas

  • Schools could not teach natural sciences

  • Literature, Science, Modern Language and History banned

  • Maths, Latin, Greek and Divinity encouraged

  • Censorship in education tightened

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Loris-Melikov Constitution

  • Political prisoners released

  • Relaxation of censorship

  • Lifted restrictions on zemstvas

  • Removed salt tax

  • Third Section > Okhrana