Serfdom to Industrailisation Flashcards
What were most Russian workers like?
peasants, and worked the land for wealthy landlords
Who changed this system for the worse? (1500s)
Ivan the fifth
What did Ivan the fifth do?
he murdered many nobles and gave their lands to his supporters. his supporters needed serfs (slaves )
What were serfs’s lives like?
They had their own houses and a small plot of land to farm, but they had to pay the landlord rent.
Who freed the serfs, and why?
1861, Czar Alexander the second freed them because he wanted them to work in he industry and help modernise Russia
What began under Peter the Great?
Early industries (shipbuilding & metalworking)
When did the industrial revolution begin?
1890s
By 1913, how big had Russia’s industry become?
5th largest industrial nation in the world
What were the workers’ conditions like during the industrialisation?
Peasants were starving, city factory workers were unhappy with their environment
The worker’s conditions caused what?
Frequent worker strikes and protests
Who was lenin?
a revolutionary activist and politician
What group did lenin lead?
the bolsheviks
What did Lenin and the bolsheviks want to do?
they wanted workers to take over the industry & government
When does the Russian revolution start?
1917
Who wins?
The bolsheviks overthrow the czar, and lenin becomes the leader of the new government
