Theme: Peasantry/Society key events with regard to russian peasantry 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: Adam JacksonCreated on: 09-06-11 19:31 Personal Freedoms Emancipation decree 1861 NEP Virgin Lands Scheme Tsarist Era - Repression of Non-Orthodox religion Provisional Government abolition of religious, national and social privileges Execution of several bishops ordered by Lenin Many Churches closed during collectivisation De-Kulakisation as a means of enforcing collectivisation 1 of 4 Land Ownership Emancipation Decree 1861 - Peasantry received 80% of land they tilled Peasantry forced to collectivise their land under collectivisation Virgin Lands Scheme offered a chance for people to develop their farms Stolypin's land bank scheme offered peasants chance to buy land from government Also reduced power of the Mir with regard to land 2 of 4 Standard of Living NEP saw an end to grain requisition 1890s - Squeeze on the peasantry Khrushchev abolishes Motor Tractor Stations In the Tsarist era less than 2% of the peasantry could read 1953-58 Under Khrushchev, GNP growth @ 6.7% per year Khrushchev placed priority on consumer goods 3 of 4 Government Interference 1918 Prodrazvyorstka - Requisition of agricultural surpluses above the absolute minimum requirement Stolypin Era - Peasants allowed to leave the Mir without seeking their consent first. Collectivisation 4 of 4
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