Change In Direction

• Alexander III had been brought up with a very strong sense of commitment and sincerely believed that with God's direction he alone could decide what was right for his country: the duty of his subjects was not to question but to love and obey
• His reign began with the public hanging of the conspirators involved in his father's assassination. He also issued a Law on Exceptional Measures which declared that if necessary a Commander-in-Chief could be appointed to take control of a locality using military police courts and arbitrary powers of imprisonment
• Konstantin Pobedonostsev- chosen as tutor for Alexander III. Nicknamed the 'Black Tsar'. He was very nationalistic and anti-semitic.