• the Romanov empire at the time of Nicholas II, including political, economic and social grievances Flashcards
1
Q
What was the order of the hierarchy? (6)
A
Russian Monarchy –
1. Tsar or Tsarina
2. Royal Family
3. Clergy
4. Gov. officials
5. Army and Capitalists
6. Peasants and urban working class
2
Q
peasents, conditions
Social grievences:
(3)
A
- life expectancy for workers and peasenst was far below their ‘betters’
- ridicoulsly long working hours normally 14-15 hours not legally
- damp, dirty and holey living conditions it was unhygenic and freezing cold.
3
Q
Political grievances: (3)
A
- Rasputin increasingly involved in royal court
- Russia was increasingly coming behind in the imperial expansion with other countries evolving rapidly because of Nicholas’ lack of empathy for the people, he wantd to uphold his position and not let the people taken any power away
- because of Nicholas’ refusal to listen to the people, they started to think of unrealistic solutions to Russia’s problems
4
Q
Economic grievences: (4)
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- redemption payments for peasents on top of their low wages
- having to move to another unhygienic house or having no house at all when finding work
- working conditions in the industrial revolution were even worse than before
- 50% of old serfs did not have enough money to sustain a living
5
Q
What was life like for Peasants in the Romanov Dynasty? (3)
work, law
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- had to pay redemption payments for land
- working 14-15 hours a day even though the legal right was 11 hours
- Nicholas implemented a law that they could have no unions and they needed to take money back to their families
6
Q
Factors leading up to the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty: (6)
A
- WW1
- Nicholas as an autocrat = poor decisions
- Social grievances
- Economic grievances
- Political grievances
- Rasputin= taints royal image
7
Q
what was a Serf?
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To be a serf is to be bound or to belong to to the Tsar and the ‘feudal lords’ or land owners
