Tsarist Industrial Workers Know-It Flashcards
(20 cards)
Alexander II introduced ‘___ ___ ___’ that were ___ to the rural world.
Alexander II introduced ‘New work disciplines’ that were alien to the rural world.
Under the Tsars there were periods of ___ and ___ through ___ ___.
Under the Tsars there were periods of hardship and unemployment through trade depressions.
Workers gained communication with the ___ and spread new ___ ___ such as ___
Workers gained communication with the west and spread new political ideas such as Marxism under the Tsarist regime
Strikes were a common feature of the Tsarist era despite being banned in ___ after the Morozov Dye Works strike involved ___ workers.
Strikes were a common feature of the Tsarist era despite being banned in 1885 after the Morozov Dye Works strike involved 8000 workers.
No ___ ___ were given to the workers, they could not vote in ___ elections
No political rights were given to the workers in the Tsarist era, they could not vote in Duma elections
Only ___ ___ people were employed in full-time work at its height
Only 4 million people were employed in full-time work at its height in the Tsarist era
Workers earned the equivalent of ___ a month
Workers earned the equivalent of £2 a month in the Tsarist era.
The average working day was around ___ hours, although Alexander III had restricted it to no more than ___ hours in ___.
The average working day was around 11 hours, although Alexander III had restricted it to no more than 11.5 hours in 1888.
___ ___ land passports were issued during the Great Spurt to allow peasants to migrate to the cities.
7 million land passports were issued during the Great Spurt to allow peasants to migrate to the cities.
Some ___ of Moscow’s population and ___ of St. Petersburg’s were immigrants in the later Tsarist years
Some 15% of Moscow’s population and 33% of St. Petersburg’s were immigrants in the later Tsarist years.
There was a big variation in wage rates during and after the Great Spurt.
Moscow = ___ roubles per year, Baku = ___ roubles per year
Moscow = 175 roubles per year
Baku = 360 roubles per year.
Medical Insurance was brought in by Nicholas II in ___
Medical insurance was brought in by Nicholas II in 1910
Overcrowding was common with ___ ___ ___ people sharing a bed
Overcrowding was common with four to six people sharing a bed
There was a large cholera outbreak in St Petersburg in ___ , a ___ ___ was introduced following it
There was a large cholera outbreak in St Petersburg in 1911, a sewerage system was introduced following it
Workers’ strikes could be brutally repressed, an example being the Lena Goldfields strike in ___ that cost ___ lives
Workers’ strikes could be brutally repressed, an example being the Lena Goldfields strike in 1912 that cost 200 lives
___ ___ of all housing was constructed from wood during Tsarist industrialization
Over half of all housing was constructed from wood during Tsarist industrialization
Homes and streets were mainly lit by ___ ___
Homes and streets were mainly lit by kerosene lamps
By 1910:
Only ___ towns had access to electricity
___ to gas
___ had piped water
___a sewerage system
By 1910
Only 74 towns had access to electricity
35 to gas
200 had piped water
38 a sewerage system
A factory inspectorate was set up by Alexander III but it was very ___ in its ___ and ___. He also banned children under ___ from working, but this poorly enforced
A factory inspectorate was set up by Alexander III but was very limited in its scope and powers. He also banned children under 12 working, but this was poorly enforced
Workers in small workshops often slept ___ ___ ___
Workers in small workshops often slept on the floor
