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Enlightened Absolutism or Arbitrary Autocracy?
 

Western Absolutism:
 
Even at its height was never truly absolute
The monarch’s authority was limited by the power of the church
Strongly established privileged classes
Provincial autonomies and local charters
Powerful economic interests
 

Russian Autocracy:
 
All subjects are serfs or slaves of the supreme power, for everything in reality belongs to the ruler
The ruler has unlimited powers over not only the property, but also the lives of his subjects
The only law is the arbitrary will of the monarch
 
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