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RBTH The first population census after The Russian Revolution of 1917 dated August 28, 1920. As the civil war still went on, the census covered only 72% of the population. <br>Eight years earlier, in 1912 Nikolai Rubakin published a book “Russia in numbers. Country. People. Estates. Classes.”, that contained different statistics devoted to the Russian Empire of those days. These pictures can be treated as the first Russian infografics.<br /><br>The first picture refers to the relative number of the peasants to the employees.<br /> RBTH RBTH RBTH RBTH RBTH RBTH RBTH
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The first population census after The Russian Revolution of 1917 dated August 28, 1920. As the civil war still went on, the census covered only 72% of the population. <br>Eight years earlier, in 1912 Nikolai Rubakin published a book “Russia in numbers. Country. People. Estates. Classes.”, that contained different statistics devoted to the Russian Empire of those days. These pictures can be treated as the first Russian infografics.<br /><br>The first picture refers to the relative number of the peasants to the employees.<br />
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Nikolai Rubakin

The first population census after The Russian Revolution of 1917 dated August 28, 1920. As the civil war still went on, the census covered only 72% of the population.
Eight years earlier, in 1912 Nikolai Rubakin published a book “Russia in numbers. Country. People. Estates. Classes.”, that contained different statistics devoted to the Russian Empire of those days. These pictures can be treated as the first Russian infografics.

The first picture refers to the relative number of the peasants to the employees.
Population<p>1) China<p /><p>2) Great Britain with colonies<p /><p>3) Russia<p /><p>4) USA<p /><p>5) Germany<p /><p>6) Japan<p /><p>7) Austria<p /><p>8) Great Britain without colonies<p /><p>9) France

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Population

1) China

2) Great Britain with colonies

3) Russia

4) USA

5) Germany

6) Japan

7) Austria

8) Great Britain without colonies

9) France

Nationality distribution of Russian Empire<p>Russians 65%<p /><p>Turks and Tatars 10,6%<p /><p>Polacks 6,2%<p /><p>Finnish tribes 4,5%<p /><p>Jewry 3,9%<p /><p>Lithuanians 2,4%<p /><p>Germans 1,6%<p /><p>Caucasians 2%<p /><p>Mountaineers 2%<p /><p>Armenians 0,9%<p /><p>Others 2,4%<p />

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Nationality distribution of Russian Empire

Russians 65%

Turks and Tatars 10,6%

Polacks 6,2%

Finnish tribes 4,5%

Jewry 3,9%

Lithuanians 2,4%

Germans 1,6%

Caucasians 2%

Mountaineers 2%

Armenians 0,9%

Others 2,4%

Social classes (per 1000)<p>Peasants - 771<p/ ><p>Beaurgeois - 106<p/ ><p>Indigenous dwellers - 66<p/ ><p>Cossacks - 23<p/ ><p>Nobility - 10<p/ ><p>Clergy – 5<p/ ><p>Senior citizen - 5<p/ ><p>Others - 8<p/ >

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Social classes (per 1000)

Peasants - 771

Beaurgeois - 106

Indigenous dwellers - 66

Cossacks - 23

Nobility - 10

Clergy – 5

Senior citizen - 5

Others - 8

Income per capita<p>Australia – 374 rubles<p/ ><p>USA – 346 rubles<p/ ><p>England – 273 rubles<p/ ><p>France - 233 rubles<p/ ><p>Germany - 184 rubles<p/ ><p>Austria - 127 rubles<p/ ><p>Italy - 104 rubles<p/ ><p>Balkan principality - 101 rubles<p/ ><p>Russia - 63 rubles<p/ >

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Income per capita

Australia – 374 rubles

USA – 346 rubles

England – 273 rubles

France - 233 rubles

Germany - 184 rubles

Austria - 127 rubles

Italy - 104 rubles

Balkan principality - 101 rubles

Russia - 63 rubles

Population by profession<p>1) Farming sector<p/ ><p>2) Manufacturing industry<p/ ><p>3) Trade<p/ ><p>4) Private services<p/ ><p>5) Soldiery<p/ ><p>6) Publicly-funded & those who live at its own expense<p/ ><p>7) Means of communication<p/ ><p>8) Profession connected to the social needs<p/ ><p>9) Сivil service<p/ ><p>10) Mining engineering<p/ ><p>11) Other professions<p/ >

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Population by profession

1) Farming sector

2) Manufacturing industry

3) Trade

4) Private services

5) Soldiery

6) Publicly-funded & those who live at its own expense

7) Means of communication

8) Profession connected to the social needs

9) Сivil service

10) Mining engineering

11) Other professions

The quantity of the factory workers in the main industrial centres<p>Saint Petersburg 129.200<p/ ><p>Moscow 105.300<p/ ><p>Lodz 62.000<p/ ><p>Riga 40.600<p/ ><p>Warsaw 32.900<p/ ><p>Baku 28.000<p/ ><p>Ivanovo-Voznesensk 27.100<p/ ><p>Odessa 15.000<p/ ><p>Yaroslavl 13.800<p/ ><p>Shuya 10.300<p/ ><p>Tula 10.000<p/ >

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The quantity of the factory workers in the main industrial centres

Saint Petersburg 129.200

Moscow 105.300

Lodz 62.000

Riga 40.600

Warsaw 32.900

Baku 28.000

Ivanovo-Voznesensk 27.100

Odessa 15.000

Yaroslavl 13.800

Shuya 10.300

Tula 10.000

State debt payments<p>USA 53.000.000 rubles of debt / 2.57 rubles contributed per person<p /><p>Japan 112.000.000 rubles of debt / 2.24 rubles contributed per person<p /> <p>Prussia 136.000.000 rubles of debt, Germany - 47.000.000 / 3.65 rubles and 1.10 rubles consequently contributed per person<p /><p>Italy 215.000.000 rubles of debt / 6 rubles contributed per person<p /><p>Austro-Hungary 243.000.000 rubles of debt / 50 rubles contributed per person<p /><p>England 255.000.000 rubles of debt / 56 rubles contributed per person<p /><p>France 359.000.000 rubles of debt / 90 rubles contributed per person<p /><p>Russia 379.900.000 rubles of debt / 2,29 rubles contributed per person<p />

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State debt payments

USA 53.000.000 rubles of debt / 2.57 rubles contributed per person

Japan 112.000.000 rubles of debt / 2.24 rubles contributed per person

Prussia 136.000.000 rubles of debt, Germany - 47.000.000 / 3.65 rubles and 1.10 rubles consequently contributed per person

Italy 215.000.000 rubles of debt / 6 rubles contributed per person

Austro-Hungary 243.000.000 rubles of debt / 50 rubles contributed per person

England 255.000.000 rubles of debt / 56 rubles contributed per person

France 359.000.000 rubles of debt / 90 rubles contributed per person

Russia 379.900.000 rubles of debt / 2,29 rubles contributed per person

Consumption basket: English worker vs. Russian worker<p>Weekly alimentary allowance of English worker (family of 3 persons with 450 rubles' budget per year):<p /><p>19.5 lb. of flour and wheat bread<p /><p>8 lb. of potato<p /><p>vegetables for 4 kopeiks<p /><p>4.5 lb. of meat and bacon<p /><p>4.5 lb. of sugar<p /><p>0.5 lb. of tea<p /><p>1 lb. of butter<p /><p>Weekly alimentary allowance of Russian worker (family of 3 persons with 400 rubles' budget per year):<p /><p>19.5 lb. of flour and wheat bread<p /><p>14 lb. of rye bread<p /><p>10 lb. of potato<p /><p>vegetables for 12 kopeiks<p /><p>3.5 lb. of meat and bacon<p /><p>2.5 lb. of sugar<p /><p>0,01 lb. of tea<p /><p>0,25 lb. of butter

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Consumption basket: English worker vs. Russian worker

Weekly alimentary allowance of English worker (family of 3 persons with 450 rubles' budget per year):

19.5 lb. of flour and wheat bread

8 lb. of potato

vegetables for 4 kopeiks

4.5 lb. of meat and bacon

4.5 lb. of sugar

0.5 lb. of tea

1 lb. of butter

Weekly alimentary allowance of Russian worker (family of 3 persons with 400 rubles' budget per year):

19.5 lb. of flour and wheat bread

14 lb. of rye bread

10 lb. of potato

vegetables for 12 kopeiks

3.5 lb. of meat and bacon

2.5 lb. of sugar

0,01 lb. of tea

0,25 lb. of butter

Relative amount of payments made by the peasants and the landowners relatively as well as the comparative percentage of the arrears<p>1) 1891<p /><p>A peasant paid 1 rouble 33 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 114 million roubles<p /><p>A landowner paid 20 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 11 million roubles<p /><p>2)1899<p /><p>A peasant paid 1 rouble 51 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 159 million roubles<p /><p>A landowner paid 20 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 11 million roubles<p />

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Relative amount of payments made by the peasants and the landowners relatively as well as the comparative percentage of the arrears

1) 1891

A peasant paid 1 rouble 33 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 114 million roubles

A landowner paid 20 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 11 million roubles

2)1899

A peasant paid 1 rouble 51 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 159 million roubles

A landowner paid 20 copecks for 1,1 hectare, arrears - 11 million roubles

Company yields<p>Factories 506.441.000 rubles<p /><p>Excise-taxed industries 197.919.000 rubles<p /><p>Handcrafts 337.932.000 rubles<p /><p>Artisans 203.510.000 rubles<p /><p>Railroad communications 317.055.000 rubles<p /><p>Commercial sea-shipping 408.380.00 rubles<p /><p>Commercial river-shipping 46.941.600 rubles<p /><p>Cabbing 98.039.000 rubles<p /><p>Post & Telegraph 28.349.000 rubles<p /><p>Real estate development 473.100.000 rubles<p /><p>Retail 502.298.000 rubles<p /><p>Inns & hotels & pubs 45.548.000 rubles<p /><p>State food sales 14.640.093 rubles<p />

Nikolai Rubakin

Company yields

Factories 506.441.000 rubles

Excise-taxed industries 197.919.000 rubles

Handcrafts 337.932.000 rubles

Artisans 203.510.000 rubles

Railroad communications 317.055.000 rubles

Commercial sea-shipping 408.380.00 rubles

Commercial river-shipping 46.941.600 rubles

Cabbing 98.039.000 rubles

Post & Telegraph 28.349.000 rubles

Real estate development 473.100.000 rubles

Retail 502.298.000 rubles

Inns & hotels & pubs 45.548.000 rubles

State food sales 14.640.093 rubles

...Bread 1.458.411.000 rubles<p /><p>Cattle breeding 762400.000 rubles<p /><p>Other agricultural fields 133.400.000 rubles<p /><p>Forest management 178.214.000 rubles<p /><p>Fishery 147.600.000 rubles<p /><p>Mining engineering 249.044.000 rubles<p /><p>Plants 384.096.000 rubles<p />

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...Bread 1.458.411.000 rubles

Cattle breeding 762400.000 rubles

Other agricultural fields 133.400.000 rubles

Forest management 178.214.000 rubles

Fishery 147.600.000 rubles

Mining engineering 249.044.000 rubles

Plants 384.096.000 rubles

Distribution of the funds according to the social group<p>1) Income per person: More than 1.000 roubles - 2.000 roubles / 27.321 people in the group / total income: 39.414.000 rubles<p /><p>2) Income per person: 2.000 roubles – 5.000 roubles / 18.172 people in the group / total income: 51.625.000 rubles<p /><p>3) Income per person: 5.000 roubles – 10.000 roubles / 5.713 people in the group / total income: 35.343.000 rubles<p /><p>4) Income per person: 10.000 roubles – 20.000 roubles / 2.570 people in the group / total income: 30.975.000 rubles<p /><p>5) Income per person: 20.000 roubles– 50.000 roubles / 1.126 people in the group / total income: 29.380.000 rubles<p /><p>6) Income per person: More than 50.000 roubles / 331 people in the group / total income: 52.419.000 rubles<p />

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Distribution of the funds according to the social group

1) Income per person: More than 1.000 roubles - 2.000 roubles / 27.321 people in the group / total income: 39.414.000 rubles

2) Income per person: 2.000 roubles – 5.000 roubles / 18.172 people in the group / total income: 51.625.000 rubles

3) Income per person: 5.000 roubles – 10.000 roubles / 5.713 people in the group / total income: 35.343.000 rubles

4) Income per person: 10.000 roubles – 20.000 roubles / 2.570 people in the group / total income: 30.975.000 rubles

5) Income per person: 20.000 roubles– 50.000 roubles / 1.126 people in the group / total income: 29.380.000 rubles

6) Income per person: More than 50.000 roubles / 331 people in the group / total income: 52.419.000 rubles

Confessions in the Russian Empire<p>Orthodox Church and adherents - 87.123.604<p /><p>Old Ritualists - 2.204.596<p /><p>Armenian Gregorian Church - 1.179.241<p /><p>Roman Catholics - 11.506.834<p /><p>Lutherans - 3.572.653<p /><p>Other christians - 198.238<p /><p>Hebrews - 5.215.805<p /><p>Islamites -13.906.972<p /><p>Buddhists – 433.868<p /><p>Others – 298.215<p />

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Confessions in the Russian Empire

Orthodox Church and adherents - 87.123.604

Old Ritualists - 2.204.596

Armenian Gregorian Church - 1.179.241

Roman Catholics - 11.506.834

Lutherans - 3.572.653

Other christians - 198.238

Hebrews - 5.215.805

Islamites -13.906.972

Buddhists – 433.868

Others – 298.215

Territorial expansion 1689-1881<p>1) Before Peter I (1689)<p /><p>2) After Peter I (1725)<p /><p>3) After Anne (1740)<p /><p>4) After Elisabeth (1761)<p /><p>5) After Ekatherine II (1796)<p /><p>6) After Alexander I (1825)<p /><p>7) After Nikolai I (1855)<p /><p>8) After Alexander II (1881)<p />

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Territorial expansion 1689-1881

1) Before Peter I (1689)

2) After Peter I (1725)

3) After Anne (1740)

4) After Elisabeth (1761)

5) After Ekatherine II (1796)

6) After Alexander I (1825)

7) After Nikolai I (1855)

8) After Alexander II (1881)

Balance between urban population and rural population in the Russian Empire and Western Europe<p>1) England & Wales<p /><p>2) Norway<p /><p>3) Germany<p /><p>4) USA<p /><p>5) France<p /><p>6) Denmark<p /><p>7) Holland<p /><p>8) Italy<p /><p>9) Sweden<p /><p>10) Hungary<p /><p>11) Russia<p />

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Balance between urban population and rural population in the Russian Empire and Western Europe

1) England & Wales

2) Norway

3) Germany

4) USA

5) France

6) Denmark

7) Holland

8) Italy

9) Sweden

10) Hungary

11) Russia

Population density (per square mile)<p>Belgium 273<p /><p>Holland 177<p /><p>England 157<p /><p>Italy 132<p /><p>Germany 127,5<p /><p>Austro-Hungary 85,6<p /><p>France 83,8<p /><p>Denmark 20,5<p /><p>Sweden 13,6<p /><p>USA 10,6<p /><p>Russia 8,5<p /><p>Norway 8,1<p />

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Population density (per square mile)

Belgium 273

Holland 177

England 157

Italy 132

Germany 127,5

Austro-Hungary 85,6

France 83,8

Denmark 20,5

Sweden 13,6

USA 10,6

Russia 8,5

Norway 8,1

Mortality (per 1000 people)<p>Sweden - 9.2<p /><p>Denmark - 14.6<p /><p>England & Wales - 15<p /><p>Switzerland - 17<p /><p>Germany – 19.4<p /><p>Russia – 31.5<p /><p>Italy – 22.2<p /><p>France - 19<p /><p>USA - 18<p /><p>Norway – 14.6<p /><p>South Wales - 10<p />

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Mortality (per 1000 people)

Sweden - 9.2

Denmark - 14.6

England & Wales - 15

Switzerland - 17

Germany – 19.4

Russia – 31.5

Italy – 22.2

France - 19

USA - 18

Norway – 14.6

South Wales - 10

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