Russification Flashcards
How many Muslim Tartars were converted to Christianity
100,000
How many Jews were there in the 1880s
Around 5 million
What are 3 restrictions that Alexander III placed on the Jews
Were not allowed to work in legal, military or medical professions
Not allowed to own property even in the Pale
Could be deported if they lived outside the pale
What were Pogroms
Anti sematic attacks on Jews, involving rape, stealing property and murder
What decree did the Tsar implement on Ukrainians
prohibiting the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian names
Gatherings of how many people were banned in the 1881 statute of state security
12
What did the emergency powers give to the government
Ability to prosecute any individual for political crimes
closes schools, universities and newspapers
special courts outside of the legal system
When was the Okhrana established
1881
When was any citizen subject to surveillance
March 1882
What piece of legislation introduced restrictions in education
University statute 1884
Name 3 things the 1884 University statute did
Gave the Church more control over primary education
University staff were appointed by the minister of the interior
fees in secondary schools were raised to exclude lower ranking children
% of nobles and officials children rose significantly
What did the 1890 Zemstvo act do
Reduced the independence of the Zemstvo
Control became more centralised
Did the Zemstvo remain productive after the 1890 zemstvo act
The Zemstvo remained productive and continued reform
Wat did Judges lose in the counter reforms
Security of tenure
What was abolished in the legal sector
Justices of the peace
Who were the justices of the peace’s responsibilities passed over to
Land Captains
How many were arrested in the nationwide police offensive
10,000
When did Stolypin become prime minister
1906
What did Stolypin do to the Mir
Reduce the power
Allow peasants to leave the Mir
When were Stolypin’s Agrarian reforms
1906-1911
What did Stolypin say about the peasants
” A gamble not on the drunken and feeble but on the sober and strong”
What was the population increase from1861-1897
50-79 Million
What did the population increase cause
Pressure on the land
Between 1877-1905 the amount of land owned by peasants increased from 6M to what
6-21.6M
What new methods were becoming more common
New fertilisers and crops being used
In the western ukraine what kind of farms were there
Large sugar beet farms
how did the trans Siberian railway affect agriculture
Peasants were producing butter, cereal and livestock to markets via the train
What were the two consolidated land holdings called
Khutor
Otrub
