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A-Level History - Tsarist Economy

A collection of economic statistics and facts from the Russia A-Level course, in the period 1855-1917
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What was the population of Russia in 1855?
74m
What was the population of Russia in 1914?
175m
How many kilometres of railway were in Russia in 1860?
1,600
How many kilometres of railway were in Russia in 1914?
70,000
How many times more iron was smelted in 1913 vs 1860?
10x
How many times more coal was produced from 1855 to 1914?
1000x
When did oil extraction begin in Baku?
1871
When were ironworks established in Donetsk?
1872
Which company did the Nobel brothers establish to extract coal and oil?
Naphtha Extraction Company
What percentage of government revenue came from indirect taxation?
66%
For how many years did emancipated serfs have to pay redemption payments?
49
What percentage of government expenditure went towards repaying debts?
33%
When was a State Bank established?
1860
What was the annual growth rate from 1862-1878?
6%
When was the Salt Tax abolished?
1881
When was the Poll Tax abolished?
1886
When was the Peasant Land Bank established?
1883
Who was Finance Minister from 1881-1887?
Bunge
Who was Finance Minister from 1887-1892?
Vyshnegradsky
Who was Finance Minister from 1892-1903?
Witte
How large was the 1887 tariff on imported raw materials?
30%
In the mid-1890s, what percentage of the rail network was state-owned?
60%
Which type of industry was emphasised during industrialisation?
Heavy
Which export made up the bulk of trade throughout this period?
Grain
How many times fewer kilometres of railway did Russia have compared to Germany in 1914?
11x
How much did grain exports increase, as a percentage of total exports, from 1881-1891?
18%
How many times more banks were there in 1908 compared to 1914?
x2
What happened to state revenue 1908-1914
Doubled
From 1903-1913, what percentage of state revenue came from industrialisation?
25%
When was the Rouble backed by gold?
1897
How many roubles of foreign investment did Russia receive in: 1880?
100m
...1890?
200m
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...1900?
900m
How many urban factory workers were there in: 1887?
1.3m
...1908?
2.6m
What happened to industrial output from 1894-1914?
Doubled
What was the annualised growth rate from 1894-1914?
3.25%
According to Gerschenkron, what was the economy's annual rate of growth in the 1890s?
8%
By 1914, Russia was the fourth largest producer of?
Coal, Pig Iron and Steel
How many basic industrial regions did Russia possess in 1914?
8
By 1914, Russia had the second biggest ___ industry in the world?
Oil
How much foreign trade did Russia have in 1914?
£190m
How much foreign trade did Austria-Hungary have in 1914?
£199m
How much foreign trade did Germany have in 1914?
£1,030m
In 1860, Russia was ranked as the ______ largest world economy?
10th
In 1910, Russia was ranked as the ______ largest world economy?
10th
What was Russia's per capita coal production in 1910?
300kg
What was Germany's per capita coal production in 1910?
3,190kg
How much did agricultural output increase 1894-1914?
50%
What percentage of peasants could not support themselves by 1900?
52%
What percentage of peasants did not own a horse by 1901?
33%
How many tonnes of grain were produced in 1900?
56m
How many tonnes of grain were produced in 1914?
90m
By 1909, Russia was the world's leading ______ exporter
Cereal
How many people were members of Rural Credit Cooperatives in 1905?
181,000
How many people were members of Rural Credit Cooperatives in 1914?
7m
What percentage of land in Voronezh province (during the Stolypin Reforms) was purchased by landless peasants?
37%
How many peasants emigrated to Siberia during the Stolypin Reforms?
3.5m
How many private farms had been established by 1916?
2m
According to Lyashchenko, what was the net increase (percentage) in agricultural income from 1900-1913?
88.6%
By 1913, out of 5m applications for consolidation and hereditary tenure of individual farms, how many had been dealt with?
1.3m
What percentage of peasants achieved Kulak status?
<1%
By 1914, what percentage of farmland had been transferred from communal to private ownership?
10%
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