Pobedonostev

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Who was Pobedonostev?

Tutor to bother Alexander III and Nicholas III

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What happened to him in 1880?

He was made Chief Procurator of the Holy Synod

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What did the role give him?

It gave him influence over church, education and social matters.

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What did he advise the Tsars on?

Advise on religious matters and ministerial status which gave him access to top government bodies.

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What there things did he advocate?

Autocracy, Nationality and Orthodoxy

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What was Pobedonostev stance?

He was an exponent of the Slavophile view that autocracy was the best form of government for Russia and Western Liberalism would be disastrous.

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Reasoning behind Russia’s autocracy?

Russia was so large and divers that it would be if only oe person had overall control and that any dilution of this authority would result in chaos.

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What did Pob warn AIII about?

If the direction of policy passes to some kind of assembly, it will mean revolution and the end, not only go ogv but Russia itself.

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What did Bob call Rep Dem?

The great lie of our time

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What did he think about government?

Convinced that firmness was the essential characteristic of good government, and he was instrumental in driving the repressive measure which were central to Alexander III’s reign.

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What did he encourage Alexander and Nicholas to pursue?

An aggressive policy of Russification.

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What did he sought to do? and how?

Re-educate the people by increasing number of clergy, churches and church schools

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Views on minorities?

Deeply anti-semitic and encouraged the political/economic restrictions and fierce pogroms launched against Jews during the 1880s.

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What were pogoms?

Organised, violent attacks on the homes and businesses of Jews