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1
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Export tariff of 1891

A

Mendelev

2
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Who kept discipline in rural areas?

A

Land Captains

3
Q

What was the secret police called?

A

The Okhrana

4
Q

What was the cause of the 1891-2 famine, and how many died?

A

Ivan Vyshnegradsky exported too much grain, 375-500k deaths, not inc famine related deaths

5
Q

What did a 1880’s Zemstvo survey in Tambor show?

A

That 2/3 of former serfs couldn’t afford to feed families without going into debt

6
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What was the rate of infant mortality in the 1890’s?

A

57.4%

7
Q

How had the number of primary schools increased from 1880 to 1896?

A

From 23K to 79K

8
Q

Who was banned from attending gymnasia schools?

A

‘Lower class’

9
Q

What happened to uni councils?

A

Elections were scrapped, people appointed to council

10
Q

What could the church do?

A

Punish people for social and moral crimes

11
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What happened as a result of russification?

A

Forced to be orthodox Christian, 8k muslims and 40k Catholics forced to changed

12
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What happened to the Zemstva in 1890?

A

Electoral vote changed so peasant vote mattered less

13
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How did grain exports change from 1881 to 1891?

A

Went up 18%

14
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What was the rate of the import tariff on iron introduced in 1891?

A

30%

15
Q

What did Vyshnegradsky do in Regards to finance?

A

There was a budget surplus in 1892, he strengthened the rouble

16
Q

How had Nikolai Bunge increased duties from 1881 to 1885?

A

20%

17
Q

What did Bunge do in Regards to tax?

A

Introduced inheritance tax, reduced tax burden on peasantry by 1/2, abandoned salt tax in 1881 and poll tax in 1886

18
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How had train track mileage changed from 1883 to 1891?

A

From 14,700 to 17,264

19
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How big was the Okhrana?

A

There was an Okhrana agent in every factory, 10K political opponents arrested after AII assassinated