State control and repression
What State control and repression means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Alexander III imposed autocracy through the Statute of State Security, expanding the Okhrana's powers and introducing Land Captains to override local Zemstva.
The SED attacked religious beliefs and practices through atheist propaganda, restrictions on church activities and harassment of believers.
Topics that use State control and repression
- 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 – Trying to preserve autocracy, 1855–1894 (AQA A-Level)
- Life in East Germany, 1949–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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