Stolypin

Question 1

What were Stolypin’s aims for 1906-1911?

Answer 1

• Win over/ de-revolutionise the peasantry
• Suppress radicals

He did this through implementing policies concerning agricultural production, social discontent, political discontent

Question 2

How was Stolypin successful in handling social discontent?

Answer 2

• Abolished redemption payments in 1907
• This received support from all levels and nobility saw it was necessary to win over the peasantry, and peasants had a burden lifted
• By far most popular policy
• Peasantry were given property rights (land ownership increased from 20% in 1905 to 50% in 1915), full civil equality, political representation in Duma (also helped fulfil aim of suppressing radicals)

Question 3

How was Stolypin unsuccessful in handling social discontent?

Answer 3

• There was still discontent over most fertile land in the Black Earth Region was reserved for the nobility
• Counter judgement: concerns could be taken to the Duma, therefore less likely to join revolutionary action

Question 4

How was Stolypin successful in improving agricultural production?

Answer 4

• 3.5mil peasants moved to Siberia creating a new agricultural region - would boost investment into agricultural
• Grain production increased to 90mil tonnes by 1914 -fulfilled aim of higher crop yields to improve lives of peasantry

Question 5

How was Stolypin unsuccessful in improving agricultural production?

Answer 5

• Land in Siberia was difficult to farm - productivity was low
• Counter judgement: Only economically successful

Question 6

How was Stolypin successful in handling political discontent?

Answer 6

• Harshly repressed revolutionary opposition: 60,000 political detainees executed, sentenced to penal servitude, or exiled
• Hundreds of radical newspapers shut down

Question 7

How was Stolypin unsuccessful in handling political discontent?

Answer 7

• Repressing aggravated revolutionaries ultimately resulting in retaliation - Bogrov (an SR member) executed Stolypin in 18th September 1911
• This assassination would exacerbate the failures of his agricultural policies as his 20 year plan was cut short to 5
• Limited success - only eliminated short term threats