Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who head of Church in 1855
Tsar
How large was the Russian Empire in 1855
- 21 million square kilometers
- Twice size of Europe
- 1/6 of Globe’s surface
Who ran the Church’s day-to-day activities in 1855
The Over-Procurator of the Holy Synod
Who were the Tsar’s main advisory body in 1855
The Council of Ministers
Where capital in 1855
St Petersburg
Where spiritual capital in 1855
Moscow
How many soldiers in army in 1855
1.5million - largest in World
Role of serfs in army in 1855
25year mandatory military service
Who Cossacks
Elite regiment serving as personal bodygaurds to Tsar
Main Tsarist method of political authority in 1855
Third Section - had unlimited powers - carry out raids, and exile or arrest anyone suspected of anti-tsarist behaviour
Statistic to show how rural economy was in 1855
11:1 village to town dwellers, but 2:1 in Britain
What was a key fault of the Empire in 1855, and a significant reason why the Crimean war was lost
Communications between different parts of the Empire were very poor
Why was agriculture not thriving in 1855
- Strip farming
- Communal farming patterns
- No industrialisation
Most common peasant purchases in 1855
- metal tools
- salt
- vodka
- all heavily taxed by tsar
Evidence money was no use in underdeveloped economy in 1855
Exchanges between peasants instead, such as length of wool for eggs