Russia Facts Nicholas II Flashcards
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Urban development
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15% of Russia’s population lives in cities compared with 80% UK
19 cities with over 100,000 people in them.
1000 large towns with 2 million buildings, 74 had electricity, 35 have gas, 200 had piped water 38 a sewage system.
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Famines
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1914-1918 massive food shortages due to lack of transport and trade after Brest-litovsk even further shortages