Stolypin Flashcards
what was stolypins revolutionary belief
strong supporter of autocracy and an opponent of revolution and disorder
what was meant by “stolypin’s necktie”
the hangman’s noose - crushed peasant uprisings - nearly 60000 executed or sent into exile
who was stolypin loyal to
the tsar- never attempted to build his own support base
what were his two agricultural aims
feed the rapidly growing population, avoiding famine and revolt
create a strong peasant population who would support the regime
what was meant by “de-revolutionising” the peasantry
high price of land meant heavy mortgage repayments
peasants felt insecure fearing their land would be seized as they had fallen behind in payments
farmed inefficiently
government announced outstanding payments would be cancelled
what is meant by “wager on the strong”
inefficient strip system was to be replaced by fenced fields
land bank was established to provide funs for the independent peasant to buy their land
stolypin aimed to create a new layer of prosperous peasants whose new wealth would turn them into supporters of the tsarist regime
what was stolypin’s other aims
large scale resettlement of peasants into the empires remoter regions, eg Siberia
aimed to turn them into productive food growing areas
