History A-Level
Autocracy and reform
What Autocracy and reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The reforms widened the public sphere while preserving autocratic control, so their extent and significance are debated.
Topics that use Autocracy and reform
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 1 The political reforms of Alexander II, 1855–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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