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AQA A Level: Tsarist And Communist Russia, 1855-1964 > Condition Of Russia In 1855 > Flashcards

Condition Of Russia In 1855 Flashcards

1
Q

Who ruled Russia

A

Tsar

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2
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When did Nicholas 1 die

A

1855

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3
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When did Alexander II take over

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1855

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4
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How was the tsar seen by the people

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Protector and father of the Russia people

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5
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Who could make new laws

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The tsar
No democracy
Ministers merely advisers

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6
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What was the Tsar the head of. What did he possess

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Leader of the Russian Orthodox Church
God given right to rule

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7
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What type of power did the Tsar have

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Political
Military
Religious

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8
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In 1855 what % of the population were nobles

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1-2%

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9
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Who held senior positions in the Tsarist bureaucracy

A

The nobles

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10
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What were jobs based on

A

Birth over ability

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11
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What did the church teach

A

That the Tsar had been chosen by God
The social and political system had been chosen by God

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12
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What was impressive about the Russian army

A

Biggest in the world

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13
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Who ran the army

A

The nobility

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14
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Who made up the army

A

Peasant conscripts

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15
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What was the secret police known as

A

Third section

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16
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What did the third section do

A

Censorship - reports about political reform
- criticisms of social conditions

17
Q

How many people were the third section shadowing? Why?

A

About 2000
Suspected of having anti-Tsarist beliefs

18
Q

What was the Russian view of Russian culture

A

Seen as superior

19
Q

What caused the Tsar to consider reform

A

The defeat in the Crimean War

20
Q

What made up the majority of Russian society

A

Serfs

21
Q

What could happen to the serfs

A

Bought
Sold
Beaten
Conscripted

22
Q

Who did the serfs belong to

A

Private and state owned
About 50-50

23
Q

Who paid tax

A

Serfs
Urban workers
Tradesmen

24
Q

Who didn’t pay tax

A

Nobility
Clergy

25
Q

What percentage of the population were Russian

A

55%

26
Q

What percentage of the population were Ukrainian

A

22%

27
Q

What percentage of the population were Polish

A

8%

28
Q

How would you describe Russia economically?

A

Backwards and rural

29
Q

How many people lived in villages to every one in a town

A

11-1 in Russia
2-1 in Britain

30
Q

What resources did Russia fail to utilise

A

Timber, coal, oil and gold

31
Q

What type of method did farms use

A

Strip farming
Lacked machinery and fertilisers
Inefficient

AQA A Level: Tsarist And Communist Russia, 1855-1964 (35 decks)

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