Question

An investigation of Russian imperial methods of political control reveals which of the following?(1 point)
Responses

The yasak tribute system was a very ineffective method of political control because it did not benefit the empire.
The yasak tribute system was a very ineffective method of political control because it did not benefit the empire.

The tsar was head of the empire and the most powerful, but he had to work with others to achieve political control.
The tsar was head of the empire and the most powerful, but he had to work with others to achieve political control.

The tsar had to repeatedly work to remove all people who seemed to be obstacles to his rule.
The tsar had to repeatedly work to remove all people who seemed to be obstacles to his rule.

The church was the most important fixture in Russian life, and people followed it more than the tsar.
The church was the most important fixture in Russian life, and people followed it more than the tsar.

Answer 1

The tsar was head of the empire and the most powerful, but he had to work with others to achieve political control.

Explanation: Russian rulers were autocrats in theory but depended on nobles, bureaucrats, the military, and the Orthodox Church to govern a vast, diverse empire (e.g., service nobility, Table of Ranks, provincial officials). The yasak tribute did benefit the state and help control Siberian peoples, tsars sometimes removed opponents but not simply by purging everyone, and the church supported the tsar’s authority rather than superseding it.