Tsarist Russia: Methods used to Maintain Control

Administrative Bodies

1. An Imperial Council of Ministers

• Chosen from rich landowners that had responsibility to prepare legislation
• It had 35-60 nobles
• The Tsar didn't have to follow what they said
• It survived till the 1905 revolution

2. A Committee of Ministers

• 14 members in 1900
• It was a collective department who combined an advisory with supervisory functions
• Each minister ran own department e.g. finance, education or interior
• Power to issue ministerial…