Living and working conditions under the Tsars- rural and urban housing Flashcards

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1
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What parentage of Russia lived in towns and cities by end of 19th century compared to Britain?

A

15% compared to 80%

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How many cities had a population bigger than 100,000

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St Petersburg and Moscow.

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What was housing generally like under Tsars?

A

-erected quick and cheaply
-inadequate drainage and insanitary.
-overcrowding

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What did the insanitary conditions often lead to under the Tsars?

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-Chlorea.

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What percentage of Russians drank heavily by their 17th birthday?

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93%

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How many towns containing how may buildings in 1914?

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-1000 towns
-2M buildings.

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Out of the 1000 towns how many had electricity?

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-73

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Out of the 1000 towns how many had piped water?

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-200

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How many Cholera deaths in 1910?

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100,000

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10
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How were conditions improved in 1911 under Nicholas II?

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-sewage system
-chlorea provoked reform/

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Why were workers barracks built?

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-factories on edge of cities

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12
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What were the conditions of workers barracks like?

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-overcrowded
-skilled workers better off because they could rent private rooms.

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What did the average house for a peasant look like? (also under communists mostly)

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-one wooden hut heated by an oven which served as a sleeping platform
-overcrowded
-animals in the hut
-cold, damp and grubby

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What is the only upside to peasant housing?

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-cheap to construct
-had control

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