Did emancipation achieve its intended results? Flashcards
1
Q
What did the emancipation of the serfs grant them?
A
Freedom and an allotment of land, while landowners were compensated.
2
Q
Who decided which land the serfs would receive?
A
The landholders, who also kept some land for themselves.
3
Q
How did the peasants pay for their land after emancipation?
A
They had to make redemption payments to the government over 49 years.
4
Q
What was the Mir?
A
The peasant communes where serfs lived; Mir elders allocated land to peasants.
5
Q
Why was the land allocation system a problem?
A
Landholders controlled the allocation, and peasants still had to pay for land they had always farmed.
6
Q
What issue did the Mir system create for farming?
A
Peasants received small allotments (strip farming), making efficient farming difficult.
