Crimean war Flashcards
Political- What date were there reforms to S.O.G
1861
Political When was the emancipation edict and when were state-owned serfs freed
1861 and 1866
Political How much land did the nobility own
200m acres in the mid 1870s and 140m in 1914
Political What did the Zemstva control and what percent were nobility
the countryside and 74%
Social What did the emancipation Edict do and when were state-owned serfs freed
freed state owned serfs and 1866
Social how long were redemption payments and what %p/a what rate were the lands sold at
49 years, 6% p/a, above market rate
Social What percent of Russian soldiers were illiterate and when
93% in 1855
Social what did students learn in the new gymnasia
More modern subjects like Maths, science and languages
Social What happened to secondary students in what at what date
students in secondary education doubled by 1880
Social How many schools were there by 1880
23000
Social What did Tolstoy do and who was he
Did his best to stop middle class students from attending university he was the minister of education
Economic why did building railways become a priority after the crimean war
The war had shown how slow russia was to mobilise
Economic How much railway track was built. Between what years did this happen and what was the cost
20,000km of track build between 1861 to 1878 costing 2bn Roubles
Economic what fold increase was there in the amount of railway track opened. And how many miles were opened in what dates.
seven fold increase. 2194 miles in 1862 and 13979 by 1878
Economic What did JJ Hughes establish and why
New Russian, Coal, Iron and Railway company because The government promised to bail out any investments that fail
