Changes strengthening Russia by 1914
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- Changes strengthening Russia by 1914
- Political
- The autocracy had been weakened and a fairer form of constitutional monarchy seemed to be emerging
- Russia had an elected parliament- the Duma- which along with the zemstva provided a forum for debate about policies and legislation, involving the people in law making
- Since 1905, the liberal, educated classes had grown more conservative in outlook in their wish to distance themselves from the excesses of workers and radical groups
- The undermining of the Dumas, police activity, and internal squabbles helped to weaken the revolutionary groups- the Marxists were particularly divided
- Economic
- Industrial development had been impressive and Russia had been able to compete on fairer terms with the West
- Russia's economy saw an annual growth rate of >8% per annum from 1894-1913
- The kulaks had established themselves as prosperous agricultural workers, increasing Russian output and supporting the country's industrial growth
- Railway trackage virtually doubled, helping to open up Russian interior and allowing a more extensive exploitation of raw materials. The building of railway lines was a stimulus to the development of iron and coal industries. Transport costs fell, bringing down the price of goods, while the gov made money from freight charges and passenger fares
- An injection of money was found after 1905 to make good the losses of the Russo-Japanese war and re-equip the army
- Social
- There had been an expansion in the no of professionally qualified people, e.g. doctors, teachers, lawyers, etc.
- Russia experienced educational and worker's conditions improvements through state welfare legislation
- The position of the peasantry was improving, thanks to the work of Stolypin
- Political
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