How far were issues relating to the Empire and minorities neglected by Alexander II? (Depth Study 1)
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- How far were issues were relating to the Empire and minorities neglected by Alex II?
- Impact of domestic reforms
- Similar across all regions
- Serfs were emancipated which decreased nobility's authority and gave more power to local govs. (zemstva)
- Alex II and Poland
- The Polish Rebellion of 1863
- Caused by a complex interplay of land, the Polish leaders, and the Church
- Alex II tried to compromise with the Polish gov. by allowing them to create their own land reforms
- However, extremists opposed the proposals (especially conscription) so rebellion erupted
- The peasants were split between supporting the insurgents and the Tsar
- However, extremists opposed the proposals (especially conscription) so rebellion erupted
- The Tsar ruthlessly suppressed the rebellion, and then introduced reforms which benefitted the peasants over the nobility
- The Polish Rebellion of 1863
- Alex II and other regions
- Set up a commission in Ukraine in 1876 to prevent separatism activity
- Liberal towards Baltic Germans (upper-classes in Estonia and Latvia) to prevent rising nationalism
- Practical measures to improve the life of Jews (allowed some to live outside the Pale of Settlement)
- Significant expansion into Central Asia
- Listened and generally reacted well to the demands of national minorities
- Impact of domestic reforms
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