8. Stolypin

Question 1

When were there famines?

Answer 1

1891

1897

Question 2

What happened in 1891 and 1897?

Answer 2

Famines

Question 3

How did Stolypin ‘de-revolutionise the peasants’?

Answer 3

High price of mortgages meant there was fear that the government would repossess land so the government cleared this

Question 4

What measure happened between 1906-1907?

Answer 4

Wager on the strong

Question 5

When was the wager on the strong?

Answer 5

1906 to 1907

Question 6

What was wager on the strong?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Why did Stolypin have little success?

Answer 7

Conservatism prevented change

Question 8

How many years did Stolypin say he needed to make change?

Answer 8

20 years

Question 9

What did Stolypin put down in December 1905?

Answer 9

Moscow rebellion

Question 10

How many death sentences were there between field courts martial between 1906-07?

Answer 10

1144 death sentences

Question 11

Between what years did the field court martial carry out 1144 death sentences?

Answer 11

1906 to 1907

Question 12

Who carried out 1144 death sentences between 1906 to 1907?

Answer 12

Field court martial

Question 13

How many newspapers were closed between 1906-12?

Answer 13

1,000 newspapers

Question 14

Between what years were 1,000 newspapers closed?

Answer 14

1906-7

Question 15

By 1908, how many assassinations were there?

Answer 15

385

Question 16

In what year were the assassinations 385?

Answer 16

1908

Question 17

In what year were the assassinations 1200?

Answer 17

1907

Question 18

How many assassinations were there in 1907?

Answer 18

1,200

Question 19

What were the number of assassinations between 1907 to 1908?

Answer 19

1907: 1,200
1908: 385

Question 20

What could peasants do regarding Mirs?

Answer 20

Peasants could withdraw and set up their own

Question 21

What was the impact of the peasants Land Bank?

Answer 21

Gave loans to peasants leaving communes

Question 22

Who gave loans to peasants leaving communes?

Answer 22

Peasants land Bank

Question 23

What payments were abolished

Answer 23

Redemption payments

Question 24

What was dissolved?

Answer 24

Communes

Question 25

What was the ‘Bet on the sober and the strong’?

Answer 25

Creation of new prosperous class of peasants loyal to the Tsar

Question 26

By 1915, by what percentage did peasant land ownership increase by?

Answer 26

20% to 50%

Question 27

What was the agricultural production in 1906?

Answer 27

45 million tonnes

Question 28

In what year was food production 45 million tonnes?

Answer 28

1906

Question 29

What was the food production in 1913?

Answer 29

61 million tonnes

Question 30

In what year was the food production 61 million tonnes?

Answer 30

1913

Question 31

Between 1908, how many were convicted?

Answer 31

16,500

Question 32

Between what years were there 16,500 convicted?

Answer 32

1908-9

Question 33

How many were hanged between 1908-9?

Answer 33

3,600

Question 34

Between what years were 3,600 hanged?

Answer 34

1908-9

Question 35

Between what years were 4,500 sent to hard labour camps

Answer 35

1908-9

Question 36

How many were sent to hard labour camps between 1908-9?

Answer 36

4,500

Question 37

What was the Hangman’s noose nicknamed?

Answer 37

Stolypins necktie

Question 38

What interrupted progress?

Answer 38

WW1

Question 39

When was Stolypin assassinated?

Answer 39

September 1911

Question 40

What happened in September 1911?

Answer 40

Stolypin assassinated

Question 41

What sectors were ignored?

Answer 41

Industrial and urban areas ignored

Question 42

When was there a general strike in Moscow?

Answer 42

1914

Question 43

Who did the police force created by Stolypin in Saratov make an impression with?

Answer 43

Every young male under his control

Question 44

How did Stolypin make a good impression?

Answer 44

In the revolts in Saratov, he was able to keep firm control of governance in 1902

Question 45

What did Stolypin make in 1906?

Answer 45

Court martial

Question 46

How long did cases last in the court martial?

Answer 46

2 days

Question 47

What lasted 2 days?

Answer 47

Cases in the court martial

Question 48

Who was not allowed defence

Answer 48

Accused in the court martial

Question 49

Within how many hours were executions carried out in court martials?

Answer 49

24 hours

Question 50

In a terrorist attack in 1905, how many were killed and how many were executed?

Answer 50

233 killed | 8 executed

Question 51

In a terrorist attack in 1908, how many were killed and how many were executed?

Answer 51

394 killed | 825 executed

Question 52

What had the membership of revolutionary groups become in 1910?

Answer 52

Fell from 100,000 to 10,000

Question 53

What were the impacts of Kulaks?

Answer 53

Influence peasants to support the Tsar | Boost agricultural production

Question 54

What was transformed?

Answer 54

Russian communal pattern through removing Mir

Question 55

What happened to poorly utilised land?

Answer 55

Given to peasant land bank

Question 56

What could peasant using mirs do?

Answer 56

Turn their land into small holdings

Question 57

What was available from September 1906?

Answer 57

More crown and state land available for purchase

Question 58

When were more crown and state land available for purchase?

Answer 58

September 1906

Question 59

What was introduced in October 1906?

Answer 59

Peasants had equal rights in Local administration

Question 60

When did peasants had equal rights in Local administration?

Answer 60

October 1906

Question 61

What was introduced in November 1906?

Answer 61

Peasants had the right to leave commune and collective ownership was banned (Land owned by a group that benefit)

Question 62

What committee were set up?

Answer 62

Land organisation committees

Question 63

What percentage of land was still in strips?

Answer 63

90%

Question 64

How many migrated to Siberia?

Answer 64

3.5 million

Question 65

Where did 3.5 million peasants move to?

Answer 65

Siberia

Question 66

Why did 3.5 million move to Siberia?

Answer 66

Subsidies and encouragement of migration

Question 67

What was the impact of subsidies and encouragement of migration?

Answer 67

Migration of 3.5 million to Siberia

Question 68

How many applications were dealt with?

Answer 68

1.3 million to 5 million for poorer peasant land