History - Russia - Witte 1892-1903
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- Created on: 02-04-13 10:19
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- Economic and Social Change
- Impact of Emancipation
- 80% of population were peasants
- Redemption fees of 6% over 49 years
- Village elders controlled: who left village, and redistribution of land
- 1861 - 1914 - population doubled to 130 million
- Witte 1892 - 1903
- Wanted to strengthen economy so Russia was Great Power
- Didn't have factors for industrialisation
- Very small business class
- Peasants didn't have freedom of movement
- No funds to invest
- Growth sponsored and directed by Government
- Emphasis placed on capital goods: iron, steel, coal and machinery
- Financed from abroad: Belgium, France and Britain
- Extra taxes for peasants
- This caused resentment and uprisings
- Construction of Trans-Siberian railway began (1891)
- Impact of Witte
- Coal, iron and oils production rose
- Allowed development of military
- By 1903 much of Trans-Siberian railway finished
- Growth centered in St Petersburg Moscow, Baku and Ukrain
- By 1900 1/2 industrial workforce in factories
- Population doubled in SPB from 1 - 2 million (1890 - 1914)
- Led to poor living conditions and unrest
- Coal, iron and oils production rose
- Key statistics
- By 1914 156 km of railway completed
- 1910 - coal production increased to 26.8 mill from 3.2 in 1880
- 1894 - 1913 national income 50% compared to 70% in Britain
- 1890-99 average industrial growth rate = 8%
- Impact of Emancipation
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