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Name___________Russia 1881-192110401309207500Booklet 1 – Pillars of AutocracyHow secure was the Tsar’s hold on power in the years before 1905?BackgroundDescribe the Russian Empire in 1905. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Define the concept of autocracy._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List the factors that helped to keep the Tsar in power.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What line of argument is the essay going to follow? This must refer back to the question._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 1 – The OkhranaTopic Sentence – One pillar which helped to maintain the Tsar’s control of Russia was the secret police, who were known as the Okhrana.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of what the Okhrana did. Include specific facts._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that the Okhrana were effective in maintaining Tsarist control...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this effectiveness because... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Evaluation – For each factor you need to evaluate by either providing some historiography, introducing a new fact which sums up the overall impact of the factor, or comparing it to another factor. You only need to do this for 4 factors.1) In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to maintaining the Tsar’s authority. This is supported by ___________’s view that......2) In evaluation, the fact that ________________ would support the view that...3) In evaluation, compared to Factor B, Factor A was/was not crucial in supporting the Tsar because...______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 2 – The Orthodox ChurchTopic Sentence – Key to promoting support for the Tsar was the Orthodox Church.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of what the Church did. Include specific facts._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that the Church were effective in maintaining Tsarist control...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this effectiveness because... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1) In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to maintaining the Tsar’s authority. This is supported by ___________’s view that......2) In evaluation, the fact that ________________ would support the view that...3) In evaluation, compared to Factor B, Factor A was/was not crucial in supporting the Tsar because..._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 3 – The ArmyTopic Sentence – If Russians decided to oppose the Tsar, he could call on the support of the army.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of the army. Include specific facts._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that the army were effective in maintaining Tsarist control...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this effectiveness because... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1) In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to maintaining the Tsar’s authority. This is supported by ___________’s view that......2) In evaluation, the fact that ________________ would support the view that...3) In evaluation, compared to Factor B, Factor A was/was not crucial in supporting the Tsar because..._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 4 – RussificationTopic Sentence – In order to increase his control, the Tsar began a policy of russification.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of russification. Include specific facts._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that russification showed the Tsar’s control as…__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this effectiveness because... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1) In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to maintaining the Tsar’s authority. This is supported by ___________’s view that......2) In evaluation, the fact that ________________ would support the view that...3) In evaluation, compared to Factor B, Factor A was/was not crucial in supporting the Tsar because...________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 5 – Civil Service and CensorshipTopic Sentence – The Tsarist state was supported by state officials, who helped to enforce a policy of censorship.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence about the civil service and censorship. Include specific facts._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that this helped to maintain Tsarist authority…__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that there were limits to this effectiveness because... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1) In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to maintaining the Tsar’s authority. This is supported by ___________’s view that......2) In evaluation, the fact that ________________ would support the view that...3) In evaluation, compared to Factor B, Factor A was/was not crucial in supporting the Tsar because...________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Factor 6 – Political OppositionTopic Sentence – Autocracy faced several political challenges before 1905.Knowledge – Write down detailed evidence of political opponents. Include specific facts._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis – Clearly it can be argued that this was a challenge to the Tsar’s control…__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, it can be argued that political opposition was not a serious threat... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1) In evaluation, it would be fair to agree that ______________ was key/not pivotal to maintaining the Tsar’s authority. This is supported by ___________’s view that......2) In evaluation, the fact that ________________ would support the view that...3) In evaluation, compared to Factor B, Factor A was/was not crucial in supporting the Tsar because...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ConclusionOne hand it can be suggested that..._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________However, on balance it is clear that...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-1500505137604500 ................
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