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Discontent In Russia - Coggle Diagram
Discontent In Russia
Discontent In The Countryside
Need for more land
Angry about their poverty
Enormous growth in population = reduced the amount of land each family possessed
Low productivity
Poor quality of soil which was unsuitable for farming
Short growing season
Backwardness of peasant economy
Inefficiencies of communal agriculture
The land that he peasants received were often then not, the poorest of quality making it next to impossible to live
Peasants has to pay for their small piece of land - redemption payments
Poorer peasants sometimes sold their piece of land to richer peasants an either become a landless farm laborer or moved to find work in the new factories
Discontent In The Citites
Housing became overcrowded as workers came to the city.
Nothing satisfactory was built for them and often the sanitary conditions were unacceptable
It wasn’t uncommon for workers to be living in basement apartments with mould and mildew on the walls and rats crossing their houses and their small rooms.
It wasn’t uncommon for workers to be living in basement apartments with mould and mildew on the walls and rats crossing their houses and their small rooms.
Constant risk of injury from unprotected machinery, because there were no laws to protect them from dangerous wheels or belts
Worker discontent involved more than just the demand for a better physical life.
Demands for political change
Russians grew envious of developing democracies all over the world.
There was no way to peacefully reform the Russian political system available to the Peasantry.
Nicholas was highly opposed to a reformation of the system, he justified this with the belief he was God’s anointed sovereign.
The Tsar’s iron grip on the people led to high rates of terrorism in response.
Drastic notions were proposed by the Russian populous, these ideas included, Rural Socialism, Marxism, and Anarchism
Main Grievances
Anger over the state of their political system
The Need For More Land
Lack of ability to make alterations to the Government
Poor living conditions