How much reform was there between 1881-1905?

Political
1. Poor working conditions led to social unrest and increased support for alternatives to Tsarism
2. A greater business class was developed
3. Okhrana
4. Little political opposition to repression
Economical
1. Increase in coal, oil and iron production due to Witte
2. Trans-Siberian railway enabled goods to be traded easier and therefore gain more income
3. Vast natural resources of Siberia were exploited
4. Russia was still behind the industrial development of other Great Powers, such as Britain
Social
1. Jobs were created through increased production and railway, people moved to city, decrease in living and working conditions
2. Education was still very limited for women and the poorer classes
3. Living and working conditions were still poor for those who lived in the cities
Military
1. Witte's great spurt allowed military power to be developed as capital goods produced were also used for military production
2. Russia's military was still not widely known, or particularly strong but was developing

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