30 Questions
What percentage of households in 1916 had set up consolidated farms?
10%
What was the main reason many peasants preferred the commune over individual farming?
Guarantee of collective welfare
How many households sold their farms in the period 1908-1916?
1.1 million households
What was the main outcome of the run of favorable weather in the early 1910s?
Masking major improvements
What event led to a new peasant upsurge to seize gentry land in 'Second Emancipation'?
Revolution of 1917
Where did 5 million people migrate mainly to set up dairy farms?
Siberia
What did Stolypin believe was essential to solve Russia's problems?
Industrial progress
What earned Stolypin enmity from the left in Russia?
His establishment of field courts
What was the goal of Stolypin's land reforms?
To create a strong conservative peasantry
Which term refers to Stolypin's method of passing measures by decree when the Duma was not sitting?
'Stolypin's coup'
What did 'Stolypin's coup' specifically change in Russia?
The electoral system
What did Stolypin see the Duma as during his time as Prime Minister?
A partner in building a strong Russia
What was Rasputin's influence over the Russian Court based on?
His ability to stop the bleeding of the Russian Crown Prince
Why did Rasputin predict his own death to the Russian Royal Court?
He was to be assassinated, as he believed he was 'unkillable'
What was Empress Alexandra's son suffering from that led her to develop a close relationship with Rasputin?
Haemophilia
What aspect of Rasputin's background contributed to his controversial role in the Russian Court?
His lack of education and illiteracy
How did Rasputin manage to infiltrate the highest echelons of Russian society despite being a peasant?
By seducing noble women and leveraging mystic powers
What effect did Rasputin's influence have on the nature of the tsarist government?
It left control in the hands of Rasputin and Empress Alexandra, undermining traditional governance
What was the primary reason the July days event was significant?
Bolshevik leaders being arrested or fled
What contributed to the Bolsheviks' strength hitting a low point in 1917?
Presence of Trotsky, Kamenev, and Lenin in the country
Who was General Kornilov and why was he brought in by Kerensky?
A middle-class hope for salvation
Why did Kerensky turn against General Kornilov during the Kornilov Affair?
Kornilov had intentions to establish military rule
What did Kerensky do in response to Kornilov's threats during the Kornilov Affair?
Called on loyal citizens to defend the city
What characterized the situation in Petrograd by August 1917?
Army disintegration and chaos in the countryside
Why were the Bolsheviks released from prison and armed by the Provisional Government?
To defend Petrograd from Kornilov's army.
What was the consequence of Kornilov's arrest on Kerensky's reputation?
It was irretrievably damaged.
What role did the Military Revolutionary Committee play in Petrograd?
Defending the city against Germans.
What distinguished the Bolsheviks from the moderate Mensheviks and SRs in the Soviet?
Their radicalization and politicization of workers' desires.
How did Trotsky aim to prevent future takeovers similar to Kornilov's attempted coup?
By setting up the Military Revolutionary Committee.
What led to the swift increase in Bolshevik support within Petrograd Soviet by September?
A swing in workers' radicalization and politicization.
Explore the shift in land ownership and farming practices between 1914 and 1916, including the establishment of consolidated farms and communal welfare systems. Learn about the preferences of peasants towards collective welfare versus individual farming.
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