Nicholas I: The Iron Tsar

 

I. Government under Nicholas I

A. Militarism

B. Official Ideology

          1. Autocracy

          2. Orthodoxy

          3. Nationalism

          4. Rival Versions of Nationalism

C. Growth of Bureaucracy

          1. His Majesty’s Own Imperial Chancery

          2. Count Speransky’s Second Section

          3. The Third Section

 

II. Foreign Affairs

A. The Polish Revolt

B. Expansion into the Caucasus Mountains

C. The Crimean War (1853-1856)

          1. Russian Influence in Eastern Mediterranean

          2. Britain Becomes Alarmed

          3. Campaign in Crimea

 

III. Conclusion: Motive for Reform