developments in agriculture

Question 1

although the rural economy provided a livelihood for how much of the Russian population?

Answer 1

for 80-90%
it was largely ignored or sacrificed in the interests if indusrialisation

Question 2

when was pyotr Stolypin appointed as minister of internal affairs?

Answer 2

1906

Question 3

before 1906 farming remained:

Answer 3

-small scale in the hands of former serfs and state peasants

Question 4

before 1906 farming remained in the hands of?

Answer 4

former serfs and state peasants who were tied to their local mir by redemption dues and heavy taxation

Question 4

before 1906 farming remained?

Answer 4

traditional-wooden plough still used medieval rotation system, lack of husbandry

Question 5

the amount of land available to farm?

Answer 5

did not grow even though russian population continued to grow

Question 6

there was pressure from?

Answer 6

a growing population upon resources

Question 7

some peasants managed to improve themselves since?

Answer 7

the emancipation edicit buying up land and farming more efficiently (kulaks)

Question 8

subdivision of estates caused the average holding to fall from what 1877-1905?

Answer 8

35 acres-1877 to 28 by 1905

Question 9

although there was gov initiative from 1896 to sponsor emigration to new agricultural settlements in siberia(opened up by the trans siberian railway) this proved?

Answer 9

insufficient to alleviate the pressure of a growing population on resources

Question 10

traditional agriculture practice continued for the most part- this was perpetuated by?what did this mean?

Answer 10

the mirs
so meant agricultural production was stagnant between 1860s and 1880