Chapter 1 - Opposition - Peasants Flashcards
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OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): ALEXANDER II
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): ALEXANDER II
When was the Emancipation Edict?
3rd March 1861
When was the Bezdna revolt?
April 1861
Who was the literate peasant that caused the Bezdna revolt by claiming that the Emancipation Edict was a lie and a tool to oppress peasants?
Petrov
How many peasants gathered in the Bezdna revolt and how many were killed when the army opened fire on them?
5000 gathered, 91 killed
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): ALEXANDER III
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): ALEXANDER III
What was introduced in 1889 to control peasants?
Land captains
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): NICHOLAS II
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): NICHOLAS II
In what period was there lots of peasant unrest under Nicholas II?
1900-1907
Why did peasant rebellions reach a new level in the period 1900 to 1907?
Unsatisfactory attempts by the government to deal with issues relating to redemption payments
What did peasants do in disturbances under Nicholas II?
Robbed land, attacked landowners, burnt down property
Where were there revolts in 1906-07?
The Black Earth region
What appeased peasants from 1906 to 1907?
Stolypin’s land reforms
What did peasants protest at in 1916?
High food prices
How many soldiers and policemen were killed by peasants in 1914 whilst trying to conscript them into the army?
250
How many people died in the Tsaritsyn food riots in 1914?
20
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): LENIN
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): LENIN
What happened to many peasants during the Russian Civil War?
They were forcibly conscripted into the red and white armies
What was the largest peasant rebellion against war communism?
Tambov’s Rebellion 1920-21
How many were killed in Tambov’s rebellion?
140,000
How many peasants served in ‘Green armies’?
40,000
What did Lenin do which placated many peasants?
He introduced the NEP
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): STALIN
OPPOSITION (PEASANTS): STALIN
How did peasants resist collectivisation?
By slaughtering their animals
