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Chapter 327 The local council system with Russian characteristics

The highest nominal authority in the United Kingdom is the Upper and Lower Houses. All decisions are made by the Upper and Lower Houses and have nothing to do with the British King.

The highest authority of the Russian Empire is the Imperial Council, and the Tsar is the presiding officer. Therefore, no matter whether Russia is good or bad, the honor and responsibility belong to the Tsar.

So what has happened in the Russian Empire in the past 20 years that should make all Russians proud?

not at all.

Ya Er won the 10th Russo-Turkish War and avenged the empire's previous humiliation. He himself was assassinated, so what kind of honor could he have?

George's meaning is simple.

Aren’t those people who are excluded from the center of power in Russia crying and shouting for political rights every day?

Okay, now the empire will give you a seat in the State Duma, not to mention the local councils. This time everyone will be satisfied!
"Let me first explain that public opinion can be guided. The key is who has the right to speak."

George loved this era.

So why not take the best and discard the dross.

“So we want to build a local council system with the characteristics of the Russian Empire!”

The situation in the Russian Empire is different from that of Britain, France and the United States.

There is no fool who is qualified to participate in the imperial meeting.

“What are the characteristics of empire?”

So where did the Russian Empire get so much public opinion?

So when George expressed his opinion, Pobedonostsev and Durnovo looked thoughtful.

There are many articles to be done here.

Both Pobedonostsev and Durnovo are shameless people, and for the sake of reserved gentlemanly manners, they don't ask questions even if they don't understand.

But what about extending the timeline?
At this time in 1894-95, almost all major countries in the world had a parliamentary system. How long could Russia persist if it insisted on not agreeing?

George is very experienced in this area.

It's just that some people are using public opinion to realize their own interests.

Nicholas had no restraints in front of George, so Nicholas asked if he didn't understand.

Perhaps the empire could still maintain its rule without establishing local councils now.

What's the smartest thing to do?
Not to be afraid of them, but to actively embrace them.

To what extent was there a lack of information at the end of the 19th century?
St. Petersburg has now passed a decree. Maybe by next year, there are still parts of the empire that will not even know about it.

that--

To implement it throughout the empire, the process started in three years.

Therefore, the Russian Empire certainly cannot copy the political systems of Britain, France, and the United States.

The principle of democracy is that the minority obeys the majority.

At the very least, I have traveled around the world as an adult. Regardless of my ability, I am definitely well-informed.

"The empire is characterized by its extremely large area, large population, and extremely complex situation. Therefore, the empire's parliamentary system cannot be compared with those of small countries."

What George means is that if you agree, just agree. The specific implementation stage must be based on the specific analysis of the situation in various parts of the Russian Empire. Let’s circle the pie first.

Whether it is three years or five years, after local councils are established in various parts of the empire, if there are any problems, it will have nothing to do with the Tsar.

The full name of local councils should be "local self-government system".

You are already autonomous. If anything goes wrong in your life, you can't blame the Tsar.

George was not compromising.

If possible, George would like to kill him, so he would start with the Imperial Council first. But the special problem is that it can’t be done!
George actually didn't care whether Pobedonostsev and Durnovo were convinced by George.

The key is Nikola.

Nikolai's position is ambiguous.

George knew very well that Nicholas's attitude would change at any time;
Nicholas' political talent is indeed not high.

On the second day of the imperial meeting, Nicholas and Alex accompanied Maria on a vacation to Denmark.

George was shocked when he learned the news.

Not to mention the Far East battlefield.

Ya San died of illness, and the Russian Empire was once again in turmoil.

At this time, Nicholas's importance to the Russian Empire was once again magnified.

Nicholas had just gotten married and didn't even have an heir. If something happened to him, the happiest person in Russia would probably be the Empress Dowager.

Because her beloved Misha can finally become the Tsar.

Nicholas also knew which was more important, so Nicholas just sent Maria to Denmark and then returned to St. Petersburg.

Maria left St. Petersburg, and Alex was happiest.

Maria and Nicholas have a really good relationship.

After Asan's death, no one restrained Maria from holding banquets. In just half a month, Gatchina Palace prepared eight banquets.

Almost every time, Maria made the final appearance holding Nikolai's arm, and Alex had to walk behind Nikolai and Maria like a frustrated little daughter-in-law.

In Maria's eyes, Alex is an idiot who is not even proficient in Russian and is not worthy of becoming the queen of the Russian Empire.

Alex did work hard, but the German aristocrats were obviously not as enthusiastic as the Russian aristocrats in learning German. Alex could not speak a word of Russian before she met Nikolai.

"Sani has made great progress recently. She has begun to read Pushkin's poems, which is really rare for a German!"

Nicholas not only likes Alex, but also hopes that Alex can be accepted by St. Petersburg.

For most of the St. Petersburg aristocracy, Alex was not easily accessible.

Because she was not proficient in Russian, Alex was unable to communicate in depth with the ladies of St. Petersburg.

A banquet held every other day at Gatchina Palace seems like a lot.

But far inferior to Grand Duke Vladimir and his wife.

Grand Duchess Vladimir is a well-known social butterfly. In terms of communication skills, the empress dowager and empress combined are not as good as Grand Duchess Vladimir.

Alex has yet to learn how to host her own banquets, and her focus is on giving birth to a child for Nicholas as soon as possible.

For this reason, Alex took the initiative to visit Huacun for the first time and learn from Annie's experience.

Alex and Annie were communicating about this kind of thing, but Nicola and George couldn't get in the middle of the conversation, so George accompanied Nicola for a walk by the lake.

The focus of the conversation between the two was still on the local council system.

Pobedonostsev is indeed conservative, but he is not stupid. As an imperial adviser, he also knows that blocking is worse than sparing, so George is only responsible for proposing a local parliamentary system with the characteristics of the Russian Empire.

Pobedonostsev was responsible for formulating the specific details.

"Consider the traditional conservative forces as conservatives and the emerging bourgeoisie as liberal parties, and let them consume each other and contain each other——"

George created artificial conflicts and helped them establish an opponent.

"Wait a minute George, are you a conservative or a liberal?"

At this time, Nicholas would draw inferences from one example to another.

(End of this chapter)