HIS250Y1 Lecture Notes - Slavophilia, Volost, Landeshauptmann
Document Summary
Period of success ends with alexanders death. One suggestion is the reforms where undertaken in isolation and not fitting into a larger scheme. Different ministries have different attitudes of what town life should be, some comprimises are made. Peasants arent totally happy about their emancipation. Nobles didnt get as much money as they thought from it. In the mid 1860s alexander became infatuated with this woman. They had a second family together, she was placed in a palace, had many children. His first wife died in 1880 then he married ekaterina. Rumors that alexander wanted to name her empress. She came from noble family despite being poverished when this occured. Major figure of alexanders reign was count m. t. Introduces new reforms at the end of his reign. Described almost as a dictor in a romantic sense. A bomb was thrown at a palace and he was moved into the head position of the supreme executive council.
