8. Stolypin Flashcards
When were there famines?
1891
1897
What happened in 1891 and 1897?
Famines
How did Stolypin ‘de-revolutionise the peasants’?
High price of mortgages meant there was fear that the government would repossess land so the government cleared this
What measure happened between 1906-1907?
Wager on the strong
When was the wager on the strong?
1906 to 1907
What was wager on the strong?
Creation of a layer of prosperous, productive peasants. Their wealth would turn them into Tsarist supporters as they have new wealth.
Farmers urged to remove strip system with fence fields
Land bank established to allow an independent peasant to buy his own land
Why did Stolypin have little success?
Conservatism prevented change
How many years did Stolypin say he needed to make change?
20 years
What did Stolypin put down in December 1905?
Moscow rebellion
How many death sentences were there between field courts martial between 1906-07?
1144 death sentences
Between what years did the field court martial carry out 1144 death sentences?
1906 to 1907
Who carried out 1144 death sentences between 1906 to 1907?
Field court martial
How many newspapers were closed between 1906-12?
1,000 newspapers
Between what years were 1,000 newspapers closed?
1906-7
By 1908, how many assassinations were there?
385
In what year were the assassinations 385?
1908
In what year were the assassinations 1200?
1907
How many assassinations were there in 1907?
1,200
What were the number of assassinations between 1907 to 1908?
1907: 1,200
1908: 385
What could peasants do regarding Mirs?
Peasants could withdraw and set up their own
What was the impact of the peasants Land Bank?
Gave loans to peasants leaving communes
Who gave loans to peasants leaving communes?
Peasants land Bank
What payments were abolished
Redemption payments
What was dissolved?
Communes
What was the ‘Bet on the sober and the strong’?
Creation of new prosperous class of peasants loyal to the Tsar
By 1915, by what percentage did peasant land ownership increase by?
20% to 50%
What was the agricultural production in 1906?
45 million tonnes