Political Authority
Nicholas II's conservative and anti-semetic tutor
Pobedonostsev
Name the indsutrial policy that Witte pursued
State-promoted industrial growth
Whom did Stolypin take over from as Prime minster in 1906?
Define what is meant by 'Artels'
Informal organisations of workers, which began to rent communal apartment buildings
St Petersburg changes its name to what and why?
Petrograd – Anti-German feeling
Name two revolutionary groups and explain their ideologies
Social Revolutionaries - Born from Populism and wanted agrarian socialism; ideological hiers of Narodniks
Social Democratic Workers Party - Marxist ideology, wished to achieve socialism via proletarianisation
What 2 fossil fuels were found in the Donbas and Baku Regions?
Coal and Oil
What were the two farms introduced by Stolypin and explain the differences
Khutor - Individual from the Mir and could mange their own affairs
Obtrub - still connected to the Mir but semi independent
The literacy rate by 1914 had reached what percentage?
40%
Provide 2 impacts of industry focussing more on military matters
Lack of Consumer goods industry
Urban workers less incentivised
(Merit anything else)
Discuss 3 examples of causes of the Russian Revolution in 1905
Russo-Japanese War
Econimic strain of Peasants and Workers
Bloody Sunday
Political opposition build up
Define the following
'Protectionism'
'Gold Standard'
'Polytechnics'
'Protectionism' - placing higher tariffs on imported goods to protect domestic goods
'Gold Standard' - placed the rouble on this in 1897 to stabalise the currency
'Polytechnics' - training centres for scientists/engineers
Grain production expanded by _%
_% of peasants were still strip farming
_% of consolidated farms were independent from the Mir
2%
90%
25%
In what three ways were living and working conditions in towns changing?
A) Poor Living Conditions
B) Low Wages
C) Overcrowded accomidation
D) Government Legislation
Explain what the 'Progressive Bloc' was
Formed by Liberal and moderates
The Progressive Bloc wanted the Tsar to work with them to contribute to the war effort.
Their objective was to reform the Tsarist government with a more progressive government of ‘national confidence’
What is the only Duma the SR's won seats in?
2nd
1) Annual industrial growth grew by _%?
2) Russia became the _th largest indsutrial power by 1914
3) Number of factories increased by _/_rd
4) _% of state budget came from the State Vodka Monoply
1) 8%
2) 5th
3) 1/3rd
4) 30%
Write 4 policies of Stolypin
Mir’s responsibility of collecting taxes was abolished
More state and crown land available to buy
Peasants allowed to consolidate scattered strips into one farm
A new Peasants’ Land Bank established
Redemption payments officially abolished
Lena Goldfieds in 1912
Define the following
'Brusilov Offensive'
'Great Retreat'
'Zemgor'
'Ministerial leapfrog'
'Brusilov Offensive' - Major Russian Victory against the A-H's, most successful of the war.
'Great Retreat' - Russian's strategic withdrawal back due to German military superiority
'Zemgor' - Russian Organisation created to help the government with the war, led by Prince Lvov
'Ministerial leapfrog' - term given to a high turnover of minsters in departments such as agriculture and war.
What was the name of the factory that striked in 1901, evidencing urban workers becoming more radical?
Obukhov factory
What specific group was Witte responsible for repressing during the 1905 revolution?
St Petersburg Soviet
Issued article 87 which downgraded the peasants votes so they would be less represented
Kulaks and Nobility were seen to be undergoing D___________?
DIVERSIFICATION
Now find a word that starts with each of these letters related to Russa up to this point (‘I’ CAN BE AN EXCEPTION’)
OPEN TO ALL
Take the number of minsters there were for Agriculture during WW1.
Multiple that number by the article Stolypin issued to dissolve the Second Duma.
Take this number away from the year of the Battle of Tanneburg was.
4*87 = 348
1914 - 348
1566