Tsarist Industrial Workers Know-It Flashcards
Alexander II introduced ‘___ ___ ___’ that were ___ to the rural world.
Alexander II introduced ‘New work disciplines’ that were alien to the rural world.
Under the Tsars there were periods of ___ and ___ through ___ ___.
Under the Tsars there were periods of hardship and unemployment through trade depressions.
Workers gained communication with the ___ and spread new ___ ___ such as ___
Workers gained communication with the west and spread new political ideas such as Marxism under the Tsarist regime
Strikes were a common feature of the Tsarist era despite being banned in ___ after the Morozov Dye Works strike involved ___ workers.
Strikes were a common feature of the Tsarist era despite being banned in 1885 after the Morozov Dye Works strike involved 8000 workers.
No ___ ___ were given to the workers, they could not vote in ___ elections
No political rights were given to the workers in the Tsarist era, they could not vote in Duma elections
Only ___ ___ people were employed in full-time work at its height
Only 4 million people were employed in full-time work at its height in the Tsarist era
Workers earned the equivalent of ___ a month
Workers earned the equivalent of £2 a month in the Tsarist era.
The average working day was around ___ hours, although Alexander III had restricted it to no more than ___ hours in ___.
The average working day was around 11 hours, although Alexander III had restricted it to no more than 11.5 hours in 1888.
___ ___ land passports were issued during the Great Spurt to allow peasants to migrate to the cities.
7 million land passports were issued during the Great Spurt to allow peasants to migrate to the cities.
Some ___ of Moscow’s population and ___ of St. Petersburg’s were immigrants in the later Tsarist years
Some 15% of Moscow’s population and 33% of St. Petersburg’s were immigrants in the later Tsarist years.
There was a big variation in wage rates during and after the Great Spurt.
Moscow = ___ roubles per year, Baku = ___ roubles per year
Moscow = 175 roubles per year
Baku = 360 roubles per year.
Medical Insurance was brought in by Nicholas II in ___
Medical insurance was brought in by Nicholas II in 1910
Overcrowding was common with ___ ___ ___ people sharing a bed
Overcrowding was common with four to six people sharing a bed
There was a large cholera outbreak in St Petersburg in ___ , a ___ ___ was introduced following it
There was a large cholera outbreak in St Petersburg in 1911, a sewerage system was introduced following it
Workers’ strikes could be brutally repressed, an example being the Lena Goldfields strike in ___ that cost ___ lives
Workers’ strikes could be brutally repressed, an example being the Lena Goldfields strike in 1912 that cost 200 lives
