RAILWAYS, EDUCATION & SOCIAL CHANGE Flashcards
How much railway track was there in 1862? Compared to 1878?
1862 = 2,194 1878 = 13,979
How much railway track was there in 1956?
74,600
How many students were in secondary school in 1931? Compared to 1932?
1931 = 2.5 million 1932 = 6.9 million
What percentage of primary aged students attended school in 1914?
51%
How many university students were there by the end of the nineteenth century?
16,500
When did construction of the Trans-Siberain Railway begin?
1891, under AIII.
What did Reutern accomplish in increase of railway?
Seven-fold increase in the amount of railway construction.
How did Return secure funds for railway construction?
Secured foreign monies and investment through government bonds, taxation exemptions and monopoly concessions.
How much railway was there in 1913?
43,900
When was the biggest population growth?
1870 to 1914
What was the population in 1858 in comparison to 1960?
1858 = 74 million 1960 = 212 million
When was abortion legalised?
1926, later again in 1955.
What did the Duma announce under NII regarding education?
A plan for ‘universal primary education’.
How many primary school aged students were there in 1929 and 1930?
1929 = 8 million 1930 = 18 million
What were students at St Petersburg university accused of in 1861?
Sedition and were punished by having a range of privileges withdrawn.
