RUSSN 90A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Primogeniture, Mikhail Kutuzov, Autocracy
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Alex i and the war with napoleon 1812: patriotic war: (great patriotic war is world war 1) Decemberists revolt 1825- what did the rebles hope to achieve. Pushkin wrote about it in eugine onegin ch 10: gurrilla war fare introduced, russians in paris painting-tsars wanted to liberate paris. Decemberists: dec 1825 alex i died, constantine refused the throne, nicholas proclaimed ascension to the throne, dec 13- troops were to pledge allegiance to nicholas. But they rebelled and chilled in the square. Some were killed, some were sent to siberia: well educated landowners, liberals, in enlightenment tradition, hoped for liberal transformation. 21. still came to power against peoples will. The war with napoleon 1812 (how did it end?) Nicholas i and his doctrine of orthodoxy, autocracy, nationality. 31. (what are the main points of the doctrine?) He meets pugachov on the way to the fort. Goes to the fort and he meets masha and the fam and falls in love.
