The Pugachev Uprising was a major social upheaval. The Russian Empire experienced this during the 1768-1774 war with the Ottoman Empire. In 1773, a Don Cossack, Emel'yan Pugachev, declared himself as the re-emergent tsar Peter III. This made other Cossacks and industrial workers in the Ural Mountains want to join in a rebellion. Russia's preoccupation with the war enabled Pugachev to take control of a part of the Volga area, however the Russia’s regular army managed to crush the rebellion in 1774.
2. What government changes did Catherine make as a result of the Pugachev Rebellion?
As a response to the Pugachev Uprising Catherine's decided to reorganize Russia's provincial administration. In 1775, she divided Russia into provinces and districts
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She gave away many grants to tons of landowners so that they too would go out and learn how to best fertilize Russia. Many of these landowners were also instructed to build machines to help this process. Catherine also encouraged the introduction of many modern methods like new ways in breeding and herding sheep, cattle, and horses. Finally, Catherine constructed many foreign advertisements, mainly in Germany, to encourage fair pay to any workers willing to move to Russia and become farmers. The result was a huge success and ranged in the thousands.
6. In what ways did Catherine help to improve the mining industry?
Catherine helped to improve the mining industry with a similar strategy. This time, instead of landowners, she sent geologists to access ores from Russia. It is key to note, that at the time, it was believed that Russia was barren and vacant. However, when ores were eventually found she founded the first School of Mines in St. Petersburg, where trainees could learn to trade under realistic conditions. Furthermore, she encouraged people to create new factories, as long as they were not in over populated cities, such as the two