The Board of Paul 1

The reign of Paul 1 is one of the most mysterious periods in Russian history. He ascended the throne after his mother (great Catherine 2), but could not become a worthy continuer of her policy.

The years of the reign of Paul 1 - 1796-1801. During these five years, he managed to do a lot, including a strong dislike of the nobility and other statesmen. Paul 1 did not like his mother and her policies. This attitude was, in particular, also because Catherine II, fearing for her rights to the throne, did not allow her son to state affairs. Therefore, he lived and dreamed of how he would lead his empire.

The reign of Paul 1 began with a change in the system of succession to the throne. It should be recalled that the traditional order of inheritance first imperial, and then imperial power was changed by Peter 1, which served as the beginning of the Palace coups. Paul 1 returned everything to its places: the power was again passed through the male line (according to seniority). His order permanently removed women from power. Changing the system of inheritance of the throne, the new emperor got rid of those people who occupied prominent state places during the reign of his mother. Thus, Paul formed a new knowledge and got rid of the old warders. He also enacted the "decree on a three-day corvee" and abolished the ban on complaining about his masters for the peasants. This gives the right to say that the social policy of the emperor was aimed at softening serfdom.

These measures were strongly dissatisfied with the nobility, the landowners and all who owned the peasants. Encouraged by the dislike of Paul and the significant restriction of the Charter of the nobility, adopted by his mother. In the immediate surroundings, thoughts of the overthrow of the emperor and the ascent of his son, the future of Alexander, begin to arise.

The reign of Paul 1 (a brief description of it will be supplemented below) was favorable for the country's peasant population. But what happened in domestic politics?

Paul 1 was a fan of the Prussian order, but this love did not reach fanaticism. Completely losing confidence and disappointed in England, he goes on rapprochement with another great power - France. As a result of this rapprochement, Pavel saw a successful struggle against the Ottoman Empire and the isolation of England, as well as the struggle for their colonies. Paul decides to send the Cossacks to seize India, but this trip was economically unprofitable for the country and also intensified the brewing contradictions between power and nobility. It is worth noting that the reign of Paul 1 was too dependent on his mood: orders were taken very lightly and spontaneously, spontaneous decisions were sometimes too strange.

In March 1801, there was a coup d'etat, after which the emperor was killed (according to many historians, the conspirators did not want to kill him, but after abandoning the abdication they decided on this step).

The reign of Paul 1 was short though, but left a bright mark in the history of our country. He did much for the peasantry, but not enough for the nobles and landlords, for which he was killed by conspirators.