HTST 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Distinct Society, October Manifesto, Georgi Plekhanov
5 Nov 2018
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Russian: russia by dent of size/structure, a distinct society unto itself. "3rd rome"; guardians of 1 true faith (orthodox christianity: profound sense of destiny/mission ab russia"s role in modern role. Insertion of power by state: economic implications russian expansion leaves it w/ abundance of natural resources/raw materials. "nationalities question" how do you handle question of identity in a large multinational/multiethnic/multireligious empire: answer from tsars in mid-19th century is to suppress other identities & emphasize. "russian-ness: troops occupy paris, look @ comparative wealth of france. "3rd section: glimpses of change usually brought by failure in war. Started by nicholas i, he dies & replaced w/ alexander ii: russo-japanese war (1904-05) Great reforms of alexander ii: crimean war (1854-56, military/poli disaster for tsarist empire euro powers (britain/france) side w/ ottoman. "great reforms" of alexander ii (r. 1855-1881) modernize russia while preserving its status: fear of peasant rebellion driving policy as well as increased pub support for emancipation.
