Chapter 9- Social developments to 1914 Flashcards
How did the urban population change between 1867 and 1917
7 million to 28 million
By 1914 how many people living in st Petersburg were peasants by birth
3/4
What percentage of houses in St Petersburg doesn’t have running water or a sewage system
40%
How many inhabitants of st Petersburg died of cholera in 1908-1909
30,000
How much of the workforce was made up by woman in 1914
33%
What was the average workers wage increase in 1914 compared to inflation
245-264 roubles per month
40% inflation
How many children were in full time education by 1914
55%
How many strikes were there in 1914
3574
How many workers were killed and injured after the Lena Goldfield strikes in 1912
270 killed
250 injured
What percentage of rural land was used for strip farming
90%
How many peasants benefitted from the new agricultural settlements along the trans-Siberian railway
3.5 out of 97 million
What was the illiteracy rate in rural areas in 1914
60%
When was the first meeting of the ‘United nobility’ take place
1906
What were the aims of the ‘United nobility’
To retain their property, rights and interests in times of change
What met for the first time in December 1908
The all Russian Congress of woman
How many members did the All Russian congress of woman have in 1908
1035
What was government expenditure on primary education in 1896 and 1914
1896- 5 million
1914- 82 million
What percentage of children in education were female in 1914
1/3
How did the number of university students change between 1860 and 1914
5,000 to 69,000
What percentage of university students were female in 1914
45%
What percentage of secondary school students were peasants by 1911
1/4
how many of the landed elite became factory owners in Moscow by the early 20th c
700
how many people made up the urban middle class in the 1897 consensus
500k
how much of the population did the proletariat make up by 1904
5%
what was the average life expectancy of a peasant by 1895
28
lower than medieval England
