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1
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how did russia undergo a major transformation from the mid 1893-1913

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annual growth rate if more than 8% per annum

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2
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who was the impressive expansion initially masterminded by

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witte

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witte

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finance minister 1892-1903

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4
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how did railway trackage increase under witte

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doubled

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5
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how did coal output increase in southern Russia under witte

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from 183 million puds in 1890 to 671 million in 1900

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6
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how did witte sought to state manage industrial growth

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seeking capital, technical advisers, managers and skilled workers from overseas

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7
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when did witte introduce a new rouble

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January 1897

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8
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why did witte introduce a new rouble

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  • backed by value of gold

- strengthen currency and encourage foreign confidence and investment

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9
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why did foreign investment decline in early twentieth century

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Russian businessmen accumulated sufficient wealth to expand enterprises

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10
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what did witte use capital to fund

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public works, develop russias infrastructure

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11
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how much of railways were state controlled by early twentieth century

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70%

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12
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how much of russias metallurgical production was the state buying by the turn of the century

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2/3

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13
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what did Gerschenkron dub the late 1890s as

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‘the great spurt’

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14
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what did the state buy out in terms of railways

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smaller railway companies and extended lines

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15
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how many km of railways did Russia have by 1905

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59,616km- 66% state owned

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16
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what did the railways help open up

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Russian interior and allowed dmore extensive exploitation of Russias raw materials

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17
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how did growth of railways reinforce export drive

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linked grain growing areas to the black sea ports

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18
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what was the building of the railway lines a stimulus to

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the development of the iron and coal industries

permitted the development of new industries

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19
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what did fall in transport cost bring down the price of

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goods

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20
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what did the government make money from with railways

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freight charges and passenger fares

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21
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when did the rate of railway building slow

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1908-13

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22
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what did Russia have by 19013 (railways)

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second largest railway network in world- 62000km

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23
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what was the most acclaimed development in railways

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transiberian railway

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24
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what did the building of the trans Siberian railway provide a stimulus to

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industry and even greater psychological boost

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25
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how much of Russian coal in 1913 was the donbas region supplying

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87%

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26
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how much pig iron in 1913 was the rich ironfields of the Krivoi rog supplying

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74%

27
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what was Russia the fourth largest producer of by 1914

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coal, pig iron and steel

28
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how did the Caspian sea port of baku grow

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tremendously

29
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how did Russian oil production increase 1885-1913

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153 million puds to almost 570 millions

took second place in world oil production

30
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which city overtook st Petersburg as an industrial centre

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Moscow

31
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why was there a growth in light industry and textiles

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growing internal demand

32
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what did the relentless drive increase demands on

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the state budget

33
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what was Russia the fifth largest by 1914

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worlds 5th largest industrial power

34
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what was one of the reasons the german generals urged war against Russia in 1914

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they feared that delaying war any longer would allow Russian industrialisation to reach a point whereby Russia would outstrip the massive german economy

35
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for what percentage of the Russian population did the rural economy provide a livelihood for

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80-90%

36
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what was agriculture largely ignored in the interests of until 1906

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industrialisation

37
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why were developments in agriculture more so after 1906

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pyotr stolypin appointed minister of internal affairs

38
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what had most farming remained before 1906

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small scale and in the hands of former serfs and state peasants

39
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what did the subdivision of states in 1905 cause

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the average holding to fall from 35 acres to 28

amount of land available stayed same whilst population increased

40
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Agriculture: what was the gov initiative from 1896

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To sponsor emigration to new agricultural settlements in Siberia, which had been opened up by he trans Siberian railway

41
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Agriculture: how did the gov initiative from 1896 prove insufficient

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To alleviate the pressure of a growing population on resources

42
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Agriculture: which traditional agricultural practices continued

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Wooden plough still used and medieval rotation systems practised

43
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Agriculture: why was grain from American and British farms way more than Russia

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Lack of husbandry deprived soil of manure

44
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Agriculture: how did some peasants manage to improve themselves since emancipation edict

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By buying up land and farming more efficiently

45
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Agriculture: how did stolypin describe kulaks

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Strong and sturdy

46
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Agriculture: how was stolypins plan to produce more kulaks two fold

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Aimed to win their loyalty to tsardom and develop the economy by developing agriculture and creating an internal market for products of industry

47
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Stolypins reforms: how did stolypins wish for peasants to become permanent owners of their land demand a complete transformation of the communal pattern of Russian rural life

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He intended each peasants land should be held in one piece rather than as a collection of scattered strips around village

48
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Stolypins reforms: when did his programme of agricultural reform begin

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1903

49
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Stolypins reforms: what was the mirs responsibility to do removed in1903

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To pay taxes on behalf of all the peasants in the village

50
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Stolypins reforms: when were major changes undertaken

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Not until after violence and unrest of 1905

51
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Stolypins reforms: what did stolypin claim to need for reforms to take affect and what prevented this

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20 years of peace

Coming of war prevented

52
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Stolypins reforms: what did the legislation encourage and why

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Land transfers and development of larger farms as poorer peasants encouraged to sell out to more prosperous ones

53
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Stolypins reforms: how did hereditary ownership of land by peasants increase from 1905-15

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20%-50%

54
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Stolypins reforms: how did grain production rise 1900-14

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Annually from 56 million tons to 90 million

55
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Stolypins reforms: what was russia the worlds largest exporter of by 1909

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Cereal

56
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Stolypins reforms: what played a significant part in increasing production

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Run of good harvests

57
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Stolypins reforms: what took 3.5 million peasants away from the over populated rural districts of the south and west to Siberia and help Siberia develop into a major agricultural region

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Stolypins encouragement to districts of the south and west

58
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Stolypins reforms: what did Siberia specialise in by 1915

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Dairy and cereals

59
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Stolypins reforms: how many applications for consolidation of hereditary tenure of individual farms dealt with by 1913

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1.3 million/5 jillion

60
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Stolypins reforms: what percentage of land had been transferred from communal to private ownership by 1914

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10%

61
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Stolypins reforms: what percentage of peasant holdings were still in traditional strips by 1914 and why

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90%

Conservative peasants reluctant to give up traditional practice and the security the Mir provided for them

62
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Stolypins reforms: why did 50% land remain in the hands of the nobility

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Landowners often reluctant to give ho land and difficulties of dividing common land brought protracted legal battles

63
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Stolypins reforms: what percentage of peasants achieved kulak status

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Less than one percent

64
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Stolypins reforms: what were those of kulak status forced to do

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Leave their farms and join bands of migrant labourers looking for either seasonal farming work or industrial employment

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