HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Russian Orthodox Church, Education Reform, French Revolution
1 Nov 2017
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Russia 18th century: expanding quickly, rule of the monarchy, catherine the great. In uenced by the enlightenment, invited enlightenment thinkers to discuss as her court, applied selectively to her empire. Autocratic monarchy, embraces and enacts some enlightenment ideas, but no constitution, relies on the aristocracy. Aristocrats are the law in the provinces, most of population is peasants, subsistent population, have not adopted industrial farming techniques. They expropriate a large amount from the poor: what catherine did re: enlightenment. Education reform, tried to create a free school system staffed by russian orthodox church. Countryside does not bene t, the aristocrats are constantly afraid of peasant revolts (due to massive peasant population and economy relies on them) To alleviate issue, catherine gives more power to aristocracy, when most of. Western europe strengthens feudal ties: aristocrats could even sell their serfs, not technically slavery, but almost no rights. All the while, catherine expands the russian empire.
