# Official Nationality (1833)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1833-official-nationality
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Education minister Sergey Uvarov proclaimed the doctrine of 'Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality' as the basis of education. The same year the Complete Collection of Laws and Code of Laws compiled by Speransky were published, and Pushkin completed 'The Bronze Horseman'. The doctrine guided Nicholas I's ideology. Official Nationality defined imperial conservatism for decades.

## Why it matters
Official Nationality defined imperial conservatism for decades.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas I](https://history-russia.com/rulers/nicholas-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodoxy,_Autocracy,_and_Nationality)
- [Wikipedia — Sergey Uvarov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Uvarov)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Official Nationality](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Official+Nationality)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)