Minor Figures in Tsarist Russia


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  • Created by: emmmalley
  • Created on: 10-05-14 11:07

1. Who was Karakozov?

  • Minister of Public Instruction 1882-1889
  • Minister of Finance 1862-1868
  • son of a noble who attempted to assassinate Alexander in 1866
  • peasant who saved Alexander II from assassination in 1866
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2. What did Shuvalov do for the army?

  • reduced military service from 15 years to 5 in 1878
  • reduced military service from 15 years to 6 in 1874
  • reduced military service from 25 years to 15 in 1864

3. Who was Mikhail von Reutern?

  • Minister of Finance 1862-1868
  • Minister of Justice from 1867 (first minister of Justice to hold a law degree)
  • Minister of Education 1862-1867
  • Minister of Public Instruction 1882-1889

4. Who was Alexandra Feodorovna?

  • Nicholas II's wife
  • Alexander II's long-term mistress
  • Alexander III's wife
  • Alexander II's first wife

5. Who was Zamyatnin?

  • peasant who saved Alexander II from assassination in 1866
  • Minister of Education 1862-1867
  • Minister of Justice 1862-1867
  • Minister of Finance 1862-1868

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