The Weakness Of The Russian Economy Between 1890-1914

Register to read the introduction… School fee’s had been quadrupled by Alexander II , so many people could only manage a basic elementary education. Whilst the nobles continued to send their children into further and higher education. An educated peasantry would represent a threat to Alexander III’s position thus the system was maintained in this fashion.
An example of the autocracy exerting it’s power over the populace was ‘Bloody Sunday’, January 1904 in which 96 protesters were shot whilst protesting over the Russian/Japanese conflict, A modernised country with a stable democratic structure such as Britain would have considered some of the opinions raised by the …show more content…
Between 1890 and 1900 Russia’s coal, iron, steel and oil output tripled.
Witte’s previous knowledge from being director of the department of railway allowed him to solve the problem of Russia needing a workforce and a way to transport goods, he significantly expanded the size of the railway network and by 1900 Russia had 53,234 km of railway (more than any other nation)
The heavy push on Russian heavy industry didn’t come without a cost, the Death rate per 1000 was the highest of any industrialised state