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What Was the Tsarist Political System? To What Extent Had It Changed By 1914?
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What Was the Tsarist Political System? To What Extent Had It Changed By 1914? The Tsarist political system before 1914 was very much similar to those of old feudal systems in medieval England. Much of this was due to the position of the Tsar within Russia. The autocracy that the Tsar held onto was built on the belief that the Tsars authority was descended from God. This made him answerable only to God which resulted in the Tsar being able to make all decisions and hire and fire advisors at will. It was the complete opposite to today's system in which power lies with the electorate, and the executive is given authority by the people. Which means that at any time the legal power held by the people can be taken away if they are dissatisfied with the elected politicians. The consequences of the Tsars position were that there was no...
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