Did Russia Change? Flashcards
Evidence of change in the nobles
- Post emcancipation that land ownership had ⬇️
- 1882 more than 700 nobles owned these own businesses = they were getting o loved in the industry
Evidence on continuity for the nobles
In 1880 1/5 uni professors were heridary
Most former seat owners retained most if their power, wealth and status
Evidence of change in the middle class
- growing in population
- bankers, doctors, and teachers were in higher demand
- 1987 there were 1/2 a mill if these jobs
Evidence of continuity in the middle class
-Nor more than 1/2 a mill
Evidence of change on the peasantry
- new Divisions = kulaks who were at the top bec. They bought land and scammed the other peasesnts
- improvements in heath care provided by the Zemtva
- their lives were getting harder
Evidence of continuity i the peasantry
- 2/3 of forme serfs could not afford to fe their family Without falling into debt
- Lage propositions of them unit for the military
- low life expectancy
- mortality rates higher than any other European country
Evidence of change in the urban working class?
2% of the population was working class
Some moved into cities for work
It was a new and groaning class
Still workers strikes = treaded pooorly
Reduction in excessive fines
Evidence of continuity in WC
- Amount remained small
- bad condition as and little pay
Evidence of of change in cutler and religion
- the tsars position became more circular
- set up a comiteee to look into the church corruption in 1862
- ## 1868 reforms to iron the education of the priests
Evidence of continuity in culture and religion
- remained an orthodox Christian state ]
- church had control over the peasantry
- being religious was still a big part of Russian life
- Church ahead censorship power
How much was the annual growth rate
6%
Grain exports Increased ___%by 1892
18
Peasant land ownership had incensed by how much ?
26mil acres
____% of government revenue came form taxes
66%
