Industrialisation of Russia 1855-1917
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- Created on: 21-04-13 11:22
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- Industrialisation
- WITTE 'S GREAT SPURT (92-03)
- Increased Railways
- Trans-siberian railway = exports and army
- Railways nationalised (66% by 05) = cheaper
- encouraged industry
- (81-87) = 632 km, (05) =59,616 km
- Size of Russia - not good ENOUGH
- Heavy industry
- textiles was 1.5 times greater than heavy industry
- INCREASED NO. OF FACTORIES
- (87) = 31,000 by (08) = 40,000
- Increased industry in coal, pig-iron and crude oil
- 4th Largest industrial economy
- New rouble = gold standard = encouraged trade
- Foreign investment from West (80) - 91 Mill roubles - (00) 911 mill roubles
- Got Western expert advice to help modernise Russia
- Foreign investment from West (80) - 91 Mill roubles - (00) 911 mill roubles
- Rural development forgotten
- Many moved to cities for work by conditions were bad
- Straight to second stage of industrialisation without unrest
- Increased Railways
- STOLYPIN
- AGRARIAN REORMS
- Prevent revolution
- Kulaks would be bulwark against rev. and loyal to the Tsar for increased wealth
- HELP PEASANTS
- Abolish Mir
- area of discontent
- they could own their land
- Land not in *****s so better farming
- They could leave the Mir
- Removed redemption payments
- Developed a strong police force
- Court martials
- Migration to siberia
- Better farming elsewhere
- Peasants' Land Bank
- Increased Peasant ownership
- War and limited time prevented success
- ***** farming still happening
- at expense of poorer peasants
- 14% was made private
- Many peasants did not want to give up Mir
- AGRARIAN REORMS
- VYSHNEGRADSKY (87-92)
- French loans and foreign investment
- Raised import taxes to 33% so Russia could compete
- 'We must go hungry, but export' = GREAT FAMINE (91-92)
- New farm implements
- BUT... he taxed them so no one bought them.
- Increased land taxes on peasants
- Put Russian economy in surplus!
- BUNGE (81-87)
- Peasants' Land Bank & Noble's Land Bank
- Low credit to peasants and Noble's to encourage to buy land
- Wanted to control govt. expenditure
- But there was no capital around
- Peasants' Land Bank & Noble's Land Bank
- REUTERN
- New system of the country's finances. Russia published its own accounts
- Not implemented fully - no change
- Tax-farming was abolished - so they would invest elsewhere.
- 60% of Govt. revenue came from indirect taxes - new tax system was not implemented
- Start of foreign investment by capturing some American industries after USA civil war.
- Poor communication = poor export and import of goods
- Began coal mining - source of income
- No protective tarrifs on importts
- New system of the country's finances. Russia published its own accounts
- WITTE 'S GREAT SPURT (92-03)
- (81-87) = 632 km, (05) =59,616 km
- Size of Russia - not good ENOUGH
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