How Did Alexander II Create Social Change

Alexander II is the Czar of Russia Nicholas I’s son. Later in time Alexander made multiple reforms that had many consequences on Russia. Russia had a huge lack of development. They had lost a major battle against the combined forces of France, Great Britain, Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire in 1856. After the war, Alexander decided to make Russia more modern and create social change. By doing this Alexander thought it would make Russia stronger and able to compete with Western Europe for world power. The first of his reforms was to free serfs/laborers in 1861. However the plan only went about halfway. Peasant communities received half of the farmland in the county while Nobles took the other half. In order for other Russians to buy the land
from the Nobles, the government would have to pay. On the other hand, if you were a peasant, you would have 49 years to pay the government for the land it had received. This made buying land extremely hard, which was upsetting for the Russians because it was once very simple and enjoyable. While the Serfs and other Russians were free, their debt forced them to their land. In 1881 these reforms came to a stop, when Alexander II was assassinated. In conclusion, the consequences from his reforms were making it so it was extremely difficult to do/work at what they have lived their whole lives doing. He changed social and political view points and made life harder for them