...administration. Let it be known to all that I, while devoting all my energies to the good of the people, shall maintain the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as did my unforgettable father." 2 Which of the two sentiments more clearly represented the Emperor's...

...known to all that I shall devote all my strength, for the good of the whole nation, to maintaining the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable father. It has been claimed that in this passage, apparently written by Pobedonostsev, the original...

...been heard. Let it be known to all that, while devoting all my energies to the good of the people, I shall maintain the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as did my unforgettable father.3 This speech (Petrunkevich's later evidence notwithstanding4) went down...