Alexander II - Reasons For Emancipation Flashcards
What were the 4 main factors that caused the empancipation?
Crimean war defeat, moral case, economy, and risk of revolt
________, the Minister of war, pleaded for reform and believed the army needed to be modernised
Milyutin
The shock of the Crimean war defeat was huge, as Russia was previously…
The leading military power in Europe
How many deaths in Crimean War?
250,000
The defeat in the war showed Russian army equipment, rifles, ships, transport, and communications were…
Outdated, slow, and unreliable
The humiliating defeat showed issues of reliance on… (3 things)
Serfdom, the agrarian economy, and Russia’s backwardness
Therefore, it was clear that serfdom needed to be abolished for…
Military reform
Which author’s writings influenced the Tsar and intelligentsia regarding the plight of the serfs?
Turgenev
Progressive nobles formed the…
Party of St Petersburg Progress
Name two individuals who influenced the Tsar’s decision to emancipate the serfs
His brother Grand Duke Konstantin
His aunt Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna
____ labour is more productive than ____ labour
Free
Forced
Forced labour impoverished the population, meaning there was no ____________
Domestic / Internal market demand
Serfdom needed to be abolished for…
The (rural) economy to grow
Disturbances in the countryside had been increasing since the…
1840s
The Tsar ordered a ____ report on the mood of the peasantry from ________
Weekly
December 1857
