Russian History Revision - 1

This is an A-Level Russian History quiz that covers Alexander II.
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What is the term given to the rule without constraints that the Tsar enjoyed?
Autocracy
What is the term given to the religion of the Russian Empire that supported the divine right of the Tsars and exhorted believers to obey the Tsar as an agent of God?
Orthodoxy
What was enforced within the Russian Empire at the time of Alexander's ascension and needed to be overturned in order to prevent 'a revolution from below' and to preserve the Tsarist regime?
Serfdom
How many years were serfs forced to serve in the ranks of the army?
25
How many peasant revolts had there been from 1800 to 1855?
1467
What is the term given to the process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions?
Emancipation
In what year were privately-owned serfs emancipated?
1861
In what year were state-owned serfs emancipated?
1866
What is the term given to the forced payments by the peasantry to the government in annual instalments for 49 years?
Redemption Payments
What was the interest rate on these payments?
6%
Who would a peasant work for for 30 to 40 days a year if they could not afford the redemption payments?
The Landlords
On average, how much less land did peasants farm after emancipation?
20%
For how long was labour service to continue after the emancipation?
2 Years
What percentage did the government pay the landowners for their land in the form of treasury bonds?
80%
Who paid the rest?
The Peasants
Which type of serf came out the worst of all?
Household Serfs
Who were allowed plots of land twice the size of the private serfs?
State-Owned Serfs
By 1905, how much less land did the nobles own compared to in 1861?
40%
How many incidents of peasants rioting were there in the first four months after the publication of the emancipation edict?
647
Who could control the redistribution of land within a village community of Russian peasants? This meant that there was little reason for a peasant family to invest in the land that they owned.
The Mir
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