Imperial Russia
- Created by: 13gpascoe
- Created on: 11-11-18 15:11
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- Imperial Russia
- POP 1815 = 40 mill 1914=165 mill
- Mixed races, languages, religions, cultures
- Difficult to control all these people over vast territory
- Mixed races, languages, religions, cultures
- 3 bodies Tsar has authority over
- Imperial Council
- honorary advisers, responsible to Tsar
- Cabinet of Ministers
- Run gov departments
- Senate
- Supervised law
- Reality; less powerful; appointed not elected; role = advisory
- Imperial Council
- Russia 1881
- criminal to oppose Tsar/Gov
- no parliament or parties
- censored press and books
- reformers = underground
- Okhrana agents infiltrated meetings; raids;arrests;harassment
- Russian Orthodox Church
- expression of Russian culture
- opposed to political change
- taught it was duty to be obedient to Tsar
- Industry
- Urals - iron
- Moscow, St Petersburg - textile factories
- undeveloped roads and railways
- limited industrial growth
- absence of effective banking system
- POP 1815 = 40 mill 1914=165 mill
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