The Emancipation Of The Serfs

Question 1

There were around ____ Serfs in the Russian empire, making up __% of the population.

Answer 1

53 million

90%

Question 2

Serfs were subjected to ______ and liable to be ____ into the army, and they could not ___ without their lords permission.

Answer 2

Corporal punishment
Conscripted
Marry

Question 3

What was one crucial argument that favored emancipation?

Answer 3

Russian Empire’s industrial development

Question 4

Serf-owning nobles were falling into ___, as old-fashioned ______ failed to produce a grain surplus for ____.

Answer 4

Debt
Agricultural practices
Export

Question 5

Agricultural stagnation left serfs unable to pay ____ and they owed a total of _____ doubles in tax by 1855.

Answer 5

Taxes

54 million

Question 6

What was another argument for abolishing serfdom?

Answer 6

Military

Question 7

What decree announced the emancipation of the serfs?

Answer 7

The Emancipation Edict, February 19, 1861

Question 8

Where was the emancipation edict read?

Answer 8

In churches

Question 9

What were the stages of emancipation?

Answer 9

Freedom
Temporary obligation
Redemption operation

Question 10

What did they gain in the freedom stage?

Answer 10

The right to:
Marry
Own property
Run businesses
Travel
Legal protection

Question 11

What happened in the second stage?

Answer 11

Peasants continued to pay rent
They were under the landlord’s control
They were given a cottage and land (usad’ba)

Question 12

Every _____ serf was granted his own__ and the land around it. The ______ ended whenever the landowner chose

Answer 12

Non-domestic

Temporary obligation

Question 13

What happened in the third stage?

Answer 13

Peasants began to pay for their land with redemption payments

Question 14

How many annual payments did the peasants have to pay?

Answer 14

49 annual payments with 6% interest

Question 15

How much percent was land valued up to by landowners?

Answer 15

90% higher than it should’ve been

Question 16

What did the peasants create and what did it represent?

Answer 16

A mir (world)

Question 17

What did the mirs create?

Answer 17

The volost, which was run by an assembly of delegates

Question 18

The _____ and ______ authority of the ______ was handed over to the _______. They ensured the ______ was carried out.

Answer 18

administrative
judicial 
landowners
mirs and volosts
Emancipation Edict