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The Russian Autocracy in 1855 Flashcards

1
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Who was the Tsar before 1855?

A

Tsar Nicholas I.

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2
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What is autocracy?

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A system where the ruler has absolute power

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3
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What is localism?

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Loyalty to the local community or area

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4
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Who was the head of the Russian-Orthodox Church?

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The ruling Tsar

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5
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What was the Over-Procurator of the Holy Synod?

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A government minister appointed by the Tsar to run church affairs

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6
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What did the Patriarch of Moscow provide?

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Spiritual guidance to the Tsar

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7
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What were ‘edicts’?

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The ‘law of the land’ - an official order issued by a person of authority

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8
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What is a bureaucracy?

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A system where state officials take decisions rather than elected representatives

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9
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How big was the Russian army in 1855?

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1.5 million conscripted serfs

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10
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How long was military service in 1855?

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25 years

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11
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Where did soldiers live?

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Military colonies

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12
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What were Cossacks?

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Elite horsemen from the Ukraine and Southern Russia

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13
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Russia had developed into what kind of state by 1855?

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A police state

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14
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What was the secret state security called?

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The Third Section

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15
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What rights/liberties did the Third Section prevent?

Give two.

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  • Political meetings
  • Strikes
  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom of the press
  • Travel abroad
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16
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What powers did the Third Section have?

Give two.

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  • Could carry out raids
  • Arrest and imprison
  • Send people into exile
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17
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The Russian population was very sparse.

Give the ratio of village to town dwellers in 1855.

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11:1

(village to town dwellers)

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18
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What is a cottage industry?

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Work done in the worker’s own home or a small workshop

Typically spinning, weaving, and small-scale wood and metal work

19
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Who owned private serfs?

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The landowning elite

Those who owned land and were a privileged minority in Russian society

20
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Give a restriction of being a serf in Russian society.

A

Serfs;
- Were subject to beatings
- Could be bought or sold
- Were not allowed to marry without permission
- Could be conscripted into the army

21
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What was a mir?

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Village communes where serfs typically worked.

22
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What was the key problem of working in a mir?

A

Difficult for them to evolve into wage-earners

Due to there being little incentive or opportunity

23
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What were the recurring payments that private serfs could pay.

Define Obrok and Barschima.

A

30% payed rent (obrok)
70% provided labour (barschima)

24
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Which recurring payments did state serfs pay?

A

Tax and rent

25
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Give two.

A
26
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What were the problems with owning serfs?

Give two.

A

Provoked idleness

Landowning elite were generally uninterested in developments

27
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What was an urban artisan?

A

A manual worker in a town who possessed some skills

E.g. a cobbler or a leather maker

28
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What were the intelligentsia?

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Educated members of Russian society; many opposed the state for various cultural, moral, religious, philosophical and political reasons

E.g. Writers, Philosophers

29
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Also known as the main ‘direct’ tax.

What was the poll tax?

Introduced in 1719.

A

A tax on male peasant heads

Created to cover the costs of the massive army

30
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What was obrok?

A

A tax paid by serfs to the state in place of land and service dues

31
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What were indirect taxes?

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Tax on goods and services, representing 30% of government income

E.g. a tax on salt, vodka

32
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The peasantry, urban workers and tradesmen contributed to how much of imperial finance?

In a percentage.

A

Around 90%

33
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In what direction was the Russian economy considered to be going in?

A

Backwards

34
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What was the Crimean War over?

A

Russian Crimea

35
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When did the Crimean War start and finish?

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1853 to 1856

36
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Which Treaty in 1856 concluded the Crimean War?

A

The Treaty of Paris

37
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When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

A

1856

38
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What did the Treaty of Paris prevent?

A

Russian warships from using the Black Sea in times of peace.

39
Q

Why did Russia lose the Crimean War?

Give two reasons.

A
  • Outdated technology
  • Poor transport
  • Inadequate leadership
  • Lacked flexibility and determination
40
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When did Tsar Nicholas I die?

A

1855

41
Q

Who was believed to have been appointed their position by God?

A

The Tsar

42
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How many square km was the Russian Empire in 1955?

A

the Russian Empire was 21 million square kilometres

43
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How much government expenditure went to the military?

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45%

Tsarist Russia AQA (13 decks)

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