Question

Mention three features of Russian revolution

Answer 1

1. The Policy of Russification:

Czar Alexander III was not only a despotic ruler but he also followed the policy of Russification of all the systems. His son Czar Nicholas II also followed his policy. He declared ‘One Czar, One Church, One Russia’. According to this Policy, of the Czarist rule, only the Catholic religion and the Russian language were introduced in Russia.

Even in Poland, Lithuania and Finland and other non- Russian regions which were under the Russian domination, the Russian language was introduced. On the other hands, the students of these regions were not allowed to read in the Russian Schools and Colleges. This Russification Policy of Czar Nicholas II created an environment of unrest in the whole of Russia.

2. The Social System:

The Russian Society was divided into two classes before the Revolution. They were the rich and the poor. The nobles, feudal lords and the rich belonged to the rich class. The peasants, labourers and serfs belonged to the poor class. These societies were imbalanced. No class could be happy. Czar Alexander II emancipated the ‘Serfdom’.

3.It is the ninth largest economy of the world by the nominal value.

Answer 2

Answer:

Features of Russian economy :

1. The vast majority of Russia's people were agriculturist's.

2. craftsmen undertook much of the production but large factories existed alongside craft workshops.

3. With the expansion of Russian rail network, foreign investment increase in industry.

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