Important Historical Anniversary: Pyotr Stolypin, the last great statesmen of the Russian Empire, was born on April 14, 1862 - exactly 160 years ago.
Stolypin is best known for his agricultural reforms, which helped increase peasant ownership of land to 80% on the eve of WW1.
Stolypin is best known for his agricultural reforms, which helped increase peasant ownership of land to 80% on the eve of WW1.
This thread offers a very helpful summary of the impact and scale of Stolypin's reforms.
Beyond increasing the percentage of Russian land owned by peasants, Stolypin also promoted the mass settlement of Siberia/Russian Far East.
Beyond increasing the percentage of Russian land owned by peasants, Stolypin also promoted the mass settlement of Siberia/Russian Far East.
https://twitter.com/nikol_ovnik/status/1509221071920279557?s=20&t=vcBx9zJnlJXBcnBwkusFcw
Stolypin became Prime Minister shortly after the 1905 Revolution, one of the most serious political crises in Russian history.
Despite several assassination attempts and opposition from the State Duma, Stolypin was able to push through his reforms.
Despite several assassination attempts and opposition from the State Duma, Stolypin was able to push through his reforms.
Stolypin once famously said, “Give me twenty years of peace, both at home and abroad and you will not recognize Russia.” Unfortunately, he and Russia never got that chance. Stolypin was assassinated in 1911 at a theater in Kiev. After his death came WW1 & the Bolshevik Revolution
Roman Yuneman, a young conservative opposition politician, writes that in light of Ukraine and unprecedented Western sanctions, Russia has no other choice but to conduct ambitious reforms in the spirit of Stolypin.
I have been hearing similar arguments more and more recently.
I have been hearing similar arguments more and more recently.
https://twitter.com/roman_yuneman/status/1514541249923104772
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