“By offering the educated a semblance of freedom he made the denial of real freedom even more painful and humiliating. The intelligentsia sought to avenge their betrayed hopes; the Tsar strove to tame their restive spirit; and, so, semi-liberal reforms gave way to repression and repression bred rebellion.” EducationLibertyRussiaLiberalismCivil LibertiesIntelligentsiaTsar Of Russia Book:The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879-1921 Source: The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879-1921