Life in Russia (1900)

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How much of the land did the nobles own?

25%

How much of the population did the nobles make up?

1%

what were the main two industries in Russia?

Commerce and textile

what did workers usually eat?

cheap, black bread, buckwheat porridge and cabbage soup

What did workers usually drink

vodka

how may workers would live in 1 dormitory

up to 30

How many hours a day would many factories run for?

24

How would beds be occupied?

By 2 workers, one on the day shift, the other the night

What did women do?

work in textile factories

What did peasants have to pay?

redemption payments

Who didn’t peasants have to get permission from in order to leave the village?

the Mir

what were towns like, why?

unsanitary and overcrowded due to massive growth

What landholdings smaller or bigger, why?

smaller, nobles kept the best land for themselves

What were richer peasants called?

Kulaks

Had farming practices evolved since the middle ages?

No

What did SerGei witte introduce, was it used?

The 11.5 hour working day, often ignored

Was health and safety followed?

no

who did the Tsar have to help him rule, what did they run?

Ministers, government departments

what were wages like, what did it cause?

low, corruption

What were holy men called?

startsy

What happened to dissidents?

Jail or exile to Siberia

What happened if there were strikes or riots?

Cossacks used to restore order

What did many workers call the Tsar

little father

What happened to newspapers and books?

They were censored