Issues in Russia 1900
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- Created on: 14-04-14 13:54
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- Issues in Russia 1900
- Only 0.5% of population were middle class
- Little growth and entrepreneurial skills
- Climate made life difficult
- Only western parts were productive as it had the best climate
- Bad transport, few rail links led to bad communication
- Low national pride/ morale
- Over 100 different nationalities
- Cultural and language differences
- Didn't feel part of one nation
- Wanted separation from Russia and to rule themselves
- Over 80% of population were peasants
- unwilling to change, used basic tools and no machinery
- Industrial growth way behind Europe
- High amounts of coal and iron ore but little factories to exploit these
- Country hard to control and rule
- Top of russian hierarchy all support each other as wealth came from the tsar
- Only 0.5% of population were middle class
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