how his Empire was run at home. Nicholas I was influenced heavily by Christianity. Christianity drove him to.
believe that Official Nationality was the path towards Russian salvation, and only under this system could Russia.
maintain order. Official Nationality was a conservative system, which consisted of three principals; Orthodoxy,.
autocracy, and nationality. "Orthodoxy referred to the official church and it's important role in Russia, but also to.
the ultimate source of ethics and ideals that gave meaning to human life and society (Rias, 324)." This meant.
nobody under his reign could steer from these principles, and anybody who was caught would be severely.
reprimanded. Police held Russia under a microscope, in a coup like state. Committees like the "Third Section",.
and a "Statute on Censorship" also assisted Nicholas in knowing exactly what his people were doing (Nicholas,.
51). Nicholas I fear of liberal thought drove him to not have a reign of reform, but rather one that would merely.
maintain order. Even issues like serfdom, which he knew was morally wrong, Nicholas's did not enact reform.
because of his fear of losing autocracy. " A single stroke of the sovereign Emperors pen can turn serfs into free.
men; but no foresight can predict the consequences of such a sudden change, and no power's will be sufficient.
to restore order and security amidst general anarchy (Reader, 66).".
Nicholas I foreign affairs were run like a carbon copy of how he ran his nation. Alexander influenced him heavily.
by signing what was called the Holy Alliance. "Signed on September 26, 1815, by Russia, Austria, and Prussia,.
and subsequently by the great majority of European powers, the alliance simply appealed to Christian rulers to.
live as brothers and preserve peace in Europe (Rias., 314)." Nicholas felt that it was his duty to preserve.
everything that this treaty stood for. He was going to police Europe. Nicholas I did not work alone when.
