All Flashcards
(39 cards)
What was the population of Russia in 1855? How many were serfs?
60 million with 50 million serfs
What was the life expectancy of a serf in 1860?
35 years old
How many serf revolts had there been between 1800-1855?
1467
At the start of the Crimean war what was the percentage of state arsenal missing?
Over 50%
How do we know the nobility faced financial strain in 1860?
They had mortgaged 60% of their serfs and 50% of their land
Working hours per day for a serf
18-20 hours a day with idle less winter
How many serf revolts had to be put down 4 months after the Emancipation Edict 1861?
647
What were the terms of redemption payments?
Pay a 20% deposit the rest paid over 49 years at 6% interest
What were the redemption cost vs real land value in the black soil region?
341 million roubles vs 284 million roubles in some cases serfs had to pay over double land value
Russian population 1858?
68 million
1897 population of Russia?
125 million
What was the seat make up in the zemstva?
45% nobility 40% peasants and 15% clergy and townspeople
Terms to vote for town councils
Male over 25 year old that owns property
By 1871 what percentage of students in junker schools didn’t come from nobility?
12%
What was the reduction of conscription in 1859?
25 years to 16 years
What did the 1874 manifesto and statute on universal military conscription state?
One quarter of Russian males would be conscripted no matter who their parents were
What would your military conscription be if you had a university degree?
6 months
What would you conscription service be if you had a primary education?
4 years
What was the increase of schools between 1861-81?
4x
How many women were studying in Russian universities by 1881?
2000
What was the increase of books published under Alexander’s rule?
6x
What was the increase of books published under Alexander’s rule?
6x
Increase of newspapers
11x 6 to 66
Railway mileage in 1855
700 miles
