Alexander II's reforms 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryASAQA Created by: emmmalleyCreated on: 13-05-14 10:54 When was serfdom introduced to Russia? 1649 1 of 29 When did Alexander II say he wanted reform to come "from above" rather than "from below"? 1856 2 of 29 How many serfs were emancipated in total? 21 million 3 of 29 What percentage of the population did serfs form? 80% 4 of 29 by 1859 how many serfs had been mortgaged for nobles' loans? 66% 5 of 29 What happened to domestic serfs after the Emancipation Act? they were still not allowed their own cottage and land 6 of 29 how many peasants remained 'temporarily obligated' to landlords until 1881? 15% 7 of 29 What kind of service was required of liberated peasants after the Emancipation Act? two years of obrok to landlords 8 of 29 how many state-owned peasants had to wait until 1866 before they achieved complete freedom? 20 million 9 of 29 What were redemption payments? money paid to nobles by peasants at 6% interest to compensate for their losses 10 of 29 How much did nobles make peasants pay for their land? up to 90% above market price 11 of 29 When were women allowed into Universities? 1863 12 of 29 When was education transferred from the church to the zemstva? 1864 13 of 29 By the 1870s how many students were at University? 10,000 14 of 29 What position did Alexander II create in 1862? Ministry of Finance 15 of 29 What economic reforms occurred in 1862? creation of a state bank and tax farming abolished 16 of 29 Prior to Alexander II's reforms, how much government money was spent on repaying debt? a third 17 of 29 When was the zemstva introduced? 1864 18 of 29 What was the weighting of peasants and nobles in provincial zemstva? nobles held 74% of seats and peasants held 10.5% 19 of 29 By 1914, how many provinces had introduced zemstva? 43 out of 70 20 of 29 What did Alexander propose in 1881? a commission of zemstva representatives that could examine legislative bills 21 of 29 When was Vera Zasulich placed on trial? 1878 22 of 29 From which year were political crimes held in private military courts? 1878 23 of 29 When was censorship relaxed and later tightened again? 1865 and 1873 24 of 29 When was Dmitrii Milyutin placed in charge of the army? 1861 25 of 29 How did Milyutin reform army conscription? reduced it from 25 years to 15 years 26 of 29 What happened to punishment in the army? Conscription itself was no longer a punishment and flogging was abolished 27 of 29 When did Milyutin put his military reforms into practice? 1874-1875 28 of 29 Who said the Emancipation of the Serfs was "the single greatest liberating measure in the whole history of Europe" M. S. Anderson 29 of 29
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