Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How important was
backwardness of agriculture
in contributing to weakness in
the Russian economy in the
years 1881 to 1914? [24 marks]
- Land was unproductive
- Droughts
- Extremes of temperatures
- Lack of fertilisers
and machinery
- Low and
unpredictable yields
- Population growth
- More
pressure on
land holdings
- Reduction in size
- Government attention needed.
- Agriculture neglected
in favour of industry
- Except as source of exports
- Bring in money
- Pay for imports
and government
spending
- Progressed at
a slower pace
- Grain exports
- Food only just kept pace
with population
- Increase in exports
- less food
- Famine
- Peasant Discontent
- Despite concessions
- Cancelling of
redemption payments
- Separate land from commune
- Stolypin wanted class of
well-off, loyal peasants
- By 1915, only 22%
households had
individual ownership.
- Land Captains enforced
payment of debts
- Sometimes Violent