peasants 1855-1905

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Created on: 10-05-19 22:41

explain social situation in 1855

peasants paid 90% of taxes, land held by nobles - working serfs, poor farming, no political say unless part of gov, church upheld autocracy, many national minorities, peasants conscripted

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explain positive impact of emancipation on serfs

personal freedom - (marry, own property, run business, travel, legal protection), 85% former serfs became owners of land previously worked on, growth of liberalism, Zemstva - health, education - benefitted serfs

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explain negative impact of emancipation edict

redemption payments, mir, 647 riots in first 4 months following emancipation, Impoverished due to redemptions no famine-relief weren't protected by owners, slow moving process

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explain positive impact of A II's reforms on peasants

no longer liable class for conscription - enjoyed better terms of service, care, literacy increased as education extended due to zemstva, judicial system provided greater chance of fair justice

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explain negative impact of A II's reforms on peasants

created platform for people to criticise - courts, peasants had separate courts and judges illiterate, people question regime - education, educational opportunities limited

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explain positive impact of industrialisation on peasants

job opportunities, peasants could move towns, enabled Russia to support growing population, 1896 agricultural settlements opened in Siberia due to railway

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explain negative Impact of industrialisation on peasants

peasants forced to sell up and move to cities to find work - conditions were harsh

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explain negative continuity

famines - 1891-2, 1898, 1901, peasants driven to produce surplus in grain, average life expectancy 27 compared to 45 in England

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