dealing with opposition

• Alexander II-harsh third section (secret police), and soften secret police Okhrana in 1880
• Alexander II- Polish revolt led to increased censorship, Polish nobility replaced by Russian leaders
• Alexander II- became less strict with censorship
• Alexander II- Russian Orthodox church used for propaganda
• Alexander II- eventually assassinated
• Alexander III- used Okhrana, began process of 'Russification', passed 14000 antisemitic statues to repress Judaism, wanted to restrict people after Alexander II death, relied on Russian Orthodox church
• Nicholas II- used Okhrana to infiltrate opposition groups like SR
• Nicholas- army used to stop strikes, used Stolypin's neckties
• Nicholas- after Bloody Sunday propaganda was not longer effective as people turned against Tsar
• PG- disbands secret police and released political prisoners, sent soldiers to war taking away from opposition and revolts
• Lenin- used Krondstadt sailors, ends war, ignored CA and labelled as 'traitors of revolution' when he lost majority, uses CHEKA
• all use secret police (except PG)
• N, A III and Lenin use army to suppress
• PG and A II tried to relax and appease people
• Lenin uses 'democracy'
• Alexander II fully relaxes censorship
• Lenin and A III only ones not to be overthrown or killed