What was the largest group in the Russian Empire?
A. merchants
B. the royal family
C. peasants and serfs
D. the intelligentsia
2007-04-11 06:51:58 · 2 answers · asked by Krystina D 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
C peasants and serfs were about 80% of the population. This is almost always the case in every society. The royals were less than .1% of the population. Even when you include all of the nobility it was less than 4-5%. Intelligentsia is likewise about 3-4%; merchant class was growing but still quite small, maybe 10-12%. That leaves the bulk of the population, as in any society, the serfs, the poor, the farmers, the down-trodden.
2007-04-11 06:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by John B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would select number 3, and I will ask why is number 4 in a separate category?
2007-04-11 14:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by candle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋