the social hierarchy + additional info *ੈ✩‧₊˚ Flashcards
1
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What percentage of Russia were part of the peasantry?
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82%
2
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What did a majority of peasants have a desire/hunger for?
A
Land.
3
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Who were the intelligentsia?
Provide examples.
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The middle class e.g. Lawyers and teachers etc.
4
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What was St.Petersburg named and known as?
A
The dirtiest city in Europe
5
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What was Russia’s social hierachy referred to as?
A
The natural order.
6
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What is serfdom?
A
Forced peasantry to serve ruling lord in order to keep their land
7
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What did the peasants and working class of Russia suffer from at the lack of empathy and consideration of Nicholas II ?
A
- Famine
-capitalisation
-exploitation
8
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What were Russia’s cities like?
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dirty, cramped, disease-infested, unhygenic
9
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What fraction of the world did Russia’s empire cover?
A
1/6
10
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How many time zones did Russia’s empire cover?
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11 different time zones
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