IMPACT OF WITTE POLICIES
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- Created on: 04-04-17 13:29
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- The impact of Witte's policies on Russia, 1892-1903
- Economy and society
- Emancipationof serfs didnt solve agricultural problems
- 1891-92, extreme famine
- Tariffs introduced to encourage buying Russian goods
- Very backwards economy compared to other Western powers
- Impact of Witte and 'Great Spurt'
- Wanted to strengthen Russia financially
- More foreign investment needed
- Needed more peasants to move to the city
- Policies to modernise
- Gov became more active
- Greater emphasis on heavy goods
- Loans obtained
- Trans-Siberian Railway
- Wanted to strengthen Russia financially
- Successes of policies
- Coal and iron production rose by 8% a year
- 1897-1900, 144 million roubles investment
- Cities grew rapidly
- Factories emerged in cities
- Siberia being exploited for goods
- Able to equip the forces-military power
- Failures of policies
- Living conditions in the city were poor
- Political opposition
- Strikes more common
- Tax increase
- Debt levels more than any other power
- Economy and society
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