The economic and social state of Russia (1) Flashcards
What did the government do to pay for the war?
Increased taxes and raised huge loans at home and from abroad.
What produced a massive inflation?
Damage that was done to industrial and grain exports by the war.
Why was there a shortage of men in the countryside?
Because of the millions that were conscripted into the Russian armies.
Why was there a shortage of food?
Because it was due to the shortages of workers in the fields.
What did peasants begin to do?
Hoard food instead if selling it, and the inadequacy of the transport and distribution system.
What helped a little with the social state of Russia?
Rationing scarcely helped and, for many, the war years were years of acute hunger, if nit famine.
What also collapsed due to the strain of the war?
railway systems
Why were railways taken over?
To transport men and goods to the front line.
What did the railway Locomotive (engine) production do?
It halved between 1913 and 1916
Name an important factor of the 1905 revolution?
The discontent caused by long queues to buy bread in Petrograd
What soared in Urban centres like Petrograd and Moscow?
Unemployment in non-military factories, deprived of vital supplies, were forced to close.
What were financially crippled?
Lock-outs and strikes
What was the percentage rise in cost of living?
300%
How many worker went on strike in Moscow January 1917?
30,000
How many workers went on strike in Petrograd January 1917?
145,000
