Alexander II's Motives For Reform 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryTsarist Russia 1855-1917ASAQA Created by: sophelizabethCreated on: 26-02-14 18:36 In the mid-nineteenth century, what percentage of the population were illiterate peasants? 85% 1 of 17 Who were most serfs owned by? Privately or by the state 2 of 17 Where did most serfs belong to? Village communes or mirs 3 of 17 What style of farming was used? ***** farming 4 of 17 When did Alexander II come to power? March 1855 5 of 17 What did the defeat in the Crimean War show about Russia? It's reliance on serf armies, economic backwardness, lack of railways, outdated weaponary 6 of 17 What was the shared view of Alexander II, his brother, his aunt and other enlightened bureaucrats? Serf Emancipation 7 of 17 Who did many nobles rely on for their money? Serfs 8 of 17 Who were in heavy debt? Nobles 9 of 17 What caused declining incomes for the nobles? A growing serf population and inadequate agricultural systems 10 of 17 What did nobles have to do as security for loans from the State Bank? Mortgage their land and even serfs 11 of 17 Serfdom prevented serfs from doing what? Moving to work in town factories 12 of 17 What did rural poverty leave serfs unable to do? Pay their taxes, poll tax and the obruk 13 of 17 What did traditional farming in the mir stop? Experimentation of new agricultural methods 14 of 17 By 1859, how much debt did the state face? 54 million roubles 15 of 17 Who believed Russia should abandon serfdom? Westerners 16 of 17 Who favoured reforming serfdom but wanted to keep Russia's traditional peasant society? Slavophiles 17 of 17
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