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Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution
>80% of the population lived as peasants farming the land but not
owning it, in dreadful working conditions.
>The aristocracy owned the land and pay taxes to the Tsar, but
they live opulent and elegant lifestyles.
>The orthodox church taught devotion and respect to the Tsar, the
population was very religious.
>However farmland was scarce and Russia had crippling famines
quite regularly.
The Tsarist System
The aristocrats
Workers and
peasants