Chapter 1- Russia Before 1881

Question 0

What was the tsars nickname for this period?

Answer 0

Tsar liberator

Question 1

Who ruled Russia from the period of 1855-1881?

Answer 1

Tsar Alexander II

Question 2

What type of reign did the tsars have at this time?

Answer 2

Absolute monarchy/autocracy

Question 3

How much of the worlds surface did tsarist Russia cover?

Answer 3

One sixth

Question 4

Over what time period did Russia include Alaska?

Answer 4

1789-1867

Question 5

How many miles was is from St Petersburg to Vladivostok?

Answer 5

Over 5000 miles

Question 6

When were the serfs emancipated?

Answer 6

1861

Question 7

What does emancipation mean?

Answer 7

Freed

Question 8

What was the nickname for the broad grasslands of the steppe?

Answer 8

The breadbasket of the empire

Question 9

One geographical problem for Russia

Answer 9

The sheer size of it limited communication, lack of land that was actually useful

Question 10

One economic problem facing Russia

Answer 10

The economy was based entirely on agriculture

Question 11

What was Russia’s population growth from 1831-1881?

Answer 11

56 million-98 million

Question 12

What is a Barschina serf?

Answer 12

A serf who worked a number of days a week for their master

Question 13

What was an Obrok serf?

Answer 13

A serf who paid rent to their master

Question 14

What were serfs required to pay after emancipation?

Answer 14

Redemption payments

Question 15

How long did serfs have to pay redemption payments?

Answer 15

49 years

Question 16

What did many people believe serfdom led to?

Answer 16

Subsistence agriculture

Question 17

What were serfs forced to live in after emancipation?

Answer 17

Mirs/ communes

Question 18

When were the zemstva introduced?

Answer 18

1864

Question 19

When was locally elective government extended to towns and cities?

Answer 19

1870

Question 20

When was trial by jury introduced?

Answer 20

1870

Question 21

When did Russia fight in the Crimea?

Answer 21

1854-1856