Impact of Emancipation

• Who benefitted?

  Kulaks (wealthy peasants)
• Who lost out?

  Peasants and nobles
• How did kulaks benefit?

  They could buy extra land and profit from surplus crops

  The left the mir to take up jobs in growing industries
• How were peasants negatively impacted?


  Most remained extremely poor

  The allotments of land shrank quickly when divided between sons

  Unable to adopt more efficient farming methods

  Still needed an internal passport to leave the village

  Only 50% of peasants could produce surplus goods by 1878
• How were nobles negatively impacted?


  Disappointed at losing their power and influence

  Noble landowners go bankrupt and have to sell/mortgage their land
• How did the children of noble families react to the Emancipation?


  Rioted in major cities
• How many peasant riots were there in the 4 months after the decree?

  647