Alexander III’s Policies:

Alexander III reversed mostly everything his father had started after his assassination
Emancipation Decree (1861) offered peasants chance to buy land, but this was too costly Strip System of Farming
Issued Manifesto declaring power resided in Tsar - THE UNSHAKEABLE AUTOCRACY
Press freedom restricted 14 major newspapers banned between 1882-1889
University fees increased and from 1884 lost independence and came under State Control
From 1890 - government reserved right to choose juries.
Land Captains used to enforce local laws, replacing locally elected justices of the peace - Land Captains were members of aristocracy appointed by Min
1. From 1890 - Land Captains made members of Zemstva (loyal)
Russification - hard to control people who speak different language.
Launched campaign of repression of all those supporting political reform
Foreign books and newspapers rigorously censored “knowledge is power”
Okhrana - secret police
Nicolai Bunge introduced laws to reduce tax burden on peasants.
Peasants Land Bank to provide loan facilities for peasants.
1882 - higher courses for women were to be gradually closed
1886 - final closure of higher courses for women
1882 - child labour was regulated and working hours were reduced
1883 - dissenters were not allowed to build new centres of worship, wear religious clothes outside their church, or engage in religious propaganda
1882-1890 - laws to provide compulsory education for young factory children
Reduction of hours worked by women at night
Factory inspectors appointed to enforce legislation and to supervise labourers living and working condtions.

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