Alexander II- impact of the emancipation Flashcards
When were redemptive payments written off?
1906.
Who controlled the land still and what were the consequences of this?
-The Mir
-no incentive to produce a surplus
-No incentive to invest in improving.
What did nobles loose their power over?
-conscription.
What percentage of farms were not self sufficient?
-25% in 1861
-50%+ in 1900
What needed to be created to replace the lords arbitrating powers?
- a new legal framework.
What two major reforms came from the emancipation?
-Zemstvo
-Judicial review
What happened in regard to peasant disturbances?
-initial increase
-STEADY DECLINE.
What happened in regard to the nobles (and their land)?
-A terminal decrease in the landed gentry.
What happened in regard to spending habits?
-They stayed the same.
What percentage of the gentry sold land to the peasantry in order to pay off debts?
40%
Why were the peasants no better off after the emancipation?
-worst lands
-couldn’t form a strong market for industrial goods.
-1.5% population increase.
What was the exception to the rule in terms of peasant hardship?
-Mid 1860’s small scale land improvement.
-significant rise in yields from allotments.
What did the emancipation effectively cause?
The REVOLUTION!
What ‘privileges’ did the serfs loose? LONG TERM.
-Paying for firewood
-Master replacing cow/ horses if they die
-Support during famine
-Dealing with crop failure
What fraction of serfs were born mortgaged?
2/3
