Emancipation of The Serfs Flashcards
When was the emancipation of the serfs?
1861.
Who were the Milyutin Brothers?
Liberalists who were a main voice in the emancipation edict
Who were the ‘Party of St Petersburg Progress’?
Liberal nobles and officials who were influential towards Alexander II and his reforms.
What were Alexander II’s motives for reform?
His Romantic Tutor - Zhukovsky, Alexander II’s travels and the Party of St Petersburg Progress.
What were Redemption Payments?
Fees that serfs were required to pay to the government for over 49 years, for the allotment of land that they were allocated.
What were the mirs?
A peasant commune that the Serfs what to stay with whilst paying off the redemption fee.
What did the Emancipation Edict grant Serfs?
Freedom and an allotment of land.
How was the Emancipation Edict beneficial for the Landowners?
They were paid compensation and kept the good land, such as pastures and meadows.
How was the Emancipation Edict damaging for the Landowners?
They had to give up some of their land as well as losing their workers.
What is they name given to the Serfs that benefitted from the Emancipation Edict?
Kulaks.
How were Kulaks allowed to thrive?
Some bought up extra land to swell grain produce for export. Others sold their land, bought a passport and moved to industrialising cities.
