Look at the maps in the textbook and find the places listed below. Explain, in Russian, their importance for our understanding of the rule of Alexander I.

Read the questions below and find the answers in the text.

1. What were the two main focuses of Alexander’s rule?
2. What were the decisive moments in the military campaign against Napoleon?
3. Who were the two men who were Alexander’s most prominent advisors in the two different periods of his rule? What policies were associated with each of them?
4. What were some of the political liberalizations that occurred during Alexander’s rule?
5. How was the Russian Empire forever changed by Alexander’s rule?
6. Go back to section 8–2 and review the chronology. Find the events in the chronology that are referenced in the text.

1. What is the author’s attitude toward Alexander and his rule as described in the text? Identify words and phrases that convey implicitly or explicitly the author’s attitude or ideological perspective, bringing evidence from the text to support your argument.
2. Did the information in the text depart from what you had previously read or thought about the period discussed in this chapter?