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Speransky sought to transform the Russian autocracy into a powerful
constitutional monarchy |
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The setting up of a State Council that would act as an upper house
of a Russian parliament |
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The next phase was to be elections of deputies to a State Duma (a
lower house of parliament) |
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Russia would be transformed into a parliamentary monarchy |
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The plan met with fierce opposition in the courtly circles |
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The projects were shelved and Speransky was dismissed from the Court |
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During the Revolution of 1905, his legacy would be reexamined and
would inform important constitutional changes that gave Russians
civil liberties and an elected Duma |
